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Margo Jefferson
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American writer and academic (born 1947)
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Margo Jefferson is an American journalist and writer born in Chicago in 1947. She is also known by the given name Lillian Jefferson. Jefferson is an African American woman who speaks and writes in English. She has been educated at Brandeis University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Her professional career includes employment at The New York Times, Newsweek, and Columbia University.
Her notable works include the books Constructing a Nervous System, Maud Martha, Roots of time: a portrait of African life and culture, Black dolls, and Negroland. Jefferson has received several prestigious awards, including the Guggenheim Fellowship, the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism, the Windham–Campbell Literature Prizes, and the Carnegie Medal. She is recognized in the Pulitzer Prize collection.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1947
- Works
- 6
Top works
- Constructing a Nervous System
- Maud Martha (Faber Editions)
- Roots of time: a portrait of African life and culture
- Black dolls
- Negroland
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lillian
- Family name
- Jefferson
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- Brandeis University
- Employer
- Newsweek
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Margo Jefferson 2015.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1947-10-17
- Commons category
- Margo Jefferson
- writing language
- English language
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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