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Parents: Keziah Wims and David Anderson Brooks

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Parents: Keziah Wims and David Anderson Brooks

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growing up as a Black woman in Chicago influenced her poetry

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growing up as a Black woman in Chicago influenced her poetry

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Kennedy-King College

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 first Black author to win the Pulitzer Prize.

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 first Black author to win the Pulitzer Prize.

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Her Famous quote is “Reading is important - read between the lines. Don't swallow everything.” - Gwendolyn Brooks.

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Her Famous quote is “Reading is important - read between the lines. Don't swallow everything.” - Gwendolyn Brooks.

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she was the first african american to get the pulitzer prize

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Children: Nora Brooks Blakely, Henry Lowington Blakely III, Nora Blakely

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Children: Nora Brooks Blakely, Henry Lowington Blakely III, Nora Blakely

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Attended Kennedy King College

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Brooks' first poem was published in a children's magazine when she was 13

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Brooks' first poem was published in a children's magazine when she was 13

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She was the first african american poet to win the pulitizer prize

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She was the first african american poet to win the pulitizer prize

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Awards: Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, United States Poet Laureate

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Awards: Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, United States Poet Laureate

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The epic, book-length poem Annie Allen (1949) earned Brooks a Pulitzer Prize in 1950, making her the first African-American to win this award

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Died December 3. 2000 South Side Chicago

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Children: Nora Brooks Blakely, Henry Lowington Blakely III, Nora Blakely

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Children: Nora Brooks Blakely, Henry Lowington Blakely III, Nora Blakely

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In recognition of her service and achievements, a junior high school in Harvey, Illinois, was named for her, and she was similarly honored by Western Illinois University’s Gwendolyn Brooks Center for African-American Literature

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December 3, 2000

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Gwendolyn Brooks is one of the most highly regarded, influential, and widely read poets of 20th-century American poetry. She was a much-honored poet, even in her lifetime, with the distinction of being the first Black author to win the Pulitzer Prize.

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Brooks was born in Kansas but raised in Chicago

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Brooks was born in Kansas but raised in Chicago

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Born: June 7, 1917, Topeka Kansas

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Born: June 7, 1917

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Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks was a well-known and influential African American poet, author, and educator. 

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Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks was a well-known and influential African American poet, author, and educator. 

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Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks was an American poet, author, and teacher. Her work often dealt with the personal celebrations and struggles of ordinary people in her community. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry on May 1, 1950, for Annie Allen, making her the first African American to receive a Pulitzer Prize.

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Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks was an American poet, author, and teacher. Her work often dealt with the personal celebrations and struggles of ordinary people in her community. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry on May 1, 1950, for Annie Allen, making her the first African American to receive a Pulitzer Prize.

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June 7, 1917