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Gilliam was born in Memphis, Tennessee on November 24, 1936. She was the eighth child of Adee Conklin Butler and Jessie Mae Norment Butler.
She graduated cum laude from Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri, with a bachelor's degree in journalism. She earned her master's degree at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Gilliam was married to Sam Gilliam, a well-known abstract artist.
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