Gwendolyn Brooks
On this date in 1950, Gwendolyn Brooks became the first African American awarded the Pulitzer Prize for her book of poetry, "Annie Allen."
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People from Topeka, Kansas; People from Chicago; Writers from Chicago; Guggenheim Fellows; United States National Medal of Arts recipients; African American poets; American Poets Laureate; Pulitzer Prize for Poetry winners
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The Associated Press
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