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1. Biography of Gwendolyn Brooks
2. Early Life and Education
3. Emerging Poet
4. Recognition and Awards
5. Personal Life and Legacy

Biography of Gwendolyn Brooks

Gwendolyn Brooks was an American poet, the first African American to receive the Pulitzer Prize.

In 1968, she was named the poet laureate of Illinois, and in 1985, the poet laureate of the United States and the official consultant in poetry to the Library of Congress. She was born on June 7, 1917, in Topeka, Kansas. Her parents were David Anderson Brooks and Keziah Wims.

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Her mother used to be a school teacher before leaving teaching for the sake of her family and children. Her father had to abandon his dream of becoming a doctor and work as a janitor since he couldn't afford medical school. Gwendolyn's paternal grandfather was a runaway slave who joined the Union forces during the Civil War.

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