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Brith
She was born in St. Louis, Missouri with the name Marguerite Annie Johnson -
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She was in the touring cast of Porgy and Bess
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She ends touring with Porgy and Bess
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She became the Northern Coordinator in NY for the Southern Christian leadership Conference (SCLC) where she met MLK
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She lived in Ghana for two years
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She publishes I Know Why the Caged Birds Sing
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She publishes Gather Together in My Name
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Recognized by Southern Women Writers: The New Generation
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Served on Gerald Ford's presidential committee
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Served on Jimmy Carter's presidential committee
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Worked at Wake Forest University
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Won a Grammy for her poem On the Pulse of the Morning (which was also published that same year)
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First female black director in Hollywood
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Given the National Medal of Arts by Bill Clinton
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Given the Presidential medal of Freedom, which is the highest Civilian honor in the US by Obama
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She dies