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"Oh, little brown girl, born for sorrow's mate,
Keep all you have of queenliness,
Forgetting that you once were slave,
And let your full lips laugh at Fate!"

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Painting

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For over twenty years as an artist and teacher, she helped develop and support the talents of young African-American artists. She was also one of the most admired poets of that time.

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Born in Giddings, Texas, July 8, 1902

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Top 5 Poems:
1. To a Dark Girl
2. Nocturne
3. Heritage
4. Epitaph
5. Hatred

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Painting

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Painting

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Studied fine art at Pratt Institute and writing at Colombia University

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Artist, writer, poet, and journalist

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Died May 30, 1981 in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania