Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- New Orleans
- Educated at
- New York UniversityColumbia University
- Awards
- 🏆 Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences🏆 honorary doctor of Brandeis University🏆 Ladies' Home Journal Women of the Year🏆 National Book Award🏆 Paul Robeson Award
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"We will not think noble because we are not noble. We will not live in beautiful harmony because there is no such thing in this world, nor should there be. We promise only to do our best and to live ou…"
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Timeline
1905
Born
Birth1984
Died
Death
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