What prestigious award did Gwendolyn Brooks win in 1950?
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
Nobel Prize in Literature
National Book Award
MacArthur Fellowship
Answer
Gwendolyn Brooks won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry on May 1, 1950, for her book "Annie Allen." This achievement made her the first African American to receive a Pulitzer Prize.
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