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From 2014: Maya Angelou, Lyrical Witness of the Jim Crow South, Dies at 86

Her landmark book “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” was among the first 20th-century autobiographies of a Black woman to reach a wide readership.

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NYT Books and Literature

From 2014: Maya Angelou, Lyrical Witness of the Jim Crow South, Dies at 86

NYT Books and Literature

The Avett Brothers’ Bassist on Writing a John Quincy Adams Book

Bob Crawford discusses the leap from stage to page and why his new book, “America’s Founding Son,” feels so relevant.

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NYT Books and Literature

The Avett Brothers’ Bassist on Writing a John Quincy Adams Book

NYT Books and Literature

From 2019: Toni Morrison, Towering Novelist of the Black Experience, Dies at 88

Ms. Morrison, who wrote “Beloved” and “Song of Solomon,” was the first African-American woman to win the Nobel in literature.

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NYT Books and Literature

From 2019: Toni Morrison, Towering Novelist of the Black Experience, Dies at 88

NYT Books and Literature

From 1998: Martha Gellhorn, Daring Writer, Dies at 89

One of the first female war correspondents, she covered a dozen major conflicts during a career that spanned more than six decades.

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NYT Books and Literature

From 1998: Martha Gellhorn, Daring Writer, Dies at 89

NYT Books and Literature

From 2010: Lucille Clifton, Poet Who Explored Black Lives, Dies at 73

A distinguished American poet, she examined the experience of being Black and female in the 20th century.

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From 2010: Lucille Clifton, Poet Who Explored Black Lives, Dies at 73

NYT Books and Literature

From 1992: Audre Lorde, 58, a Poet, Memoirist and Lecturer, Dies

Her large body of work, which included poetry, essays and autobiography, reflected her hatred of racial and sexual prejudice.

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From 1992: Audre Lorde, 58, a Poet, Memoirist and Lecturer, Dies

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