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100
He wrote stories about race relations after the Civil War.
Who is Joel Chandler Harris?
100
Born in Bacon County to a poor farmer.
Who is Harry Crews?
100
Was named "Man of the Year" By Time magazine and was the the youngest man to win the Nobel Peace Prize at the age of 35.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
100
Wrote "I have a Dream.." speech and "Stride Towards Freedom".
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
100
Her recurring theme in her writing was the role of women of color in culture and history.
Who is Alice Walker?
200
He experienced WWII and Korea.
Who is James Dickey?
200
He wrote 25 novels, 150 short stories and 12 nonfiction books (made into three movies, and a broadway play)
Who is Erskine Caldwell?
200
Won the Lenin peace prize in 1952
Who is W.E.B. DuBois?
200
His recurring theme in his writings is Christianity, and Civil Rights.
Who is W.E.B. DuBois?
200
She only wrote 8 books, but several of those books became plays and movies.
Who is Carson McCullers?
300
As a teen-ager, he witnessed some of the fiercest fighting of the Civil War and lost his father to a Yankee bullet.
Who is Henry Grady?
300
Was the editor Cherokee phoenix
Who is Elias Boudinot?
300
Won the Pulitzer prize in 1930 for Selected Poems.
Who is Conrad Aiken?
300
Govenor of Georgia from 1971-75. He also wrote many books on political issues
Who is Jimmy Carter?
300
She wrote Gone with the Wind and still sells 200,000 copies a year.
Who is Margaret Mitchell?
400
During his lifetime, Georgia had recovered from serious loss of life and property during the Civil War, when it ended 24 years earlier. He lived to see World War I, the Korean Conflict, World War II and the United States’ involvement in Vietnam.
Who is Conrad Aiken?
400
His Cherokee name meant "The Buck"
Who is Elias Boudinot?
400
Won the National book award in 1966
Who is James Dickey?
400
He was a Journalist for the Atlanta Constitution.
Who is Henry Grady?
400
She was on the staff of the Atlanta Journal she wrote dozens of articles and did many interviews.
Who is Margaret Mitchell?
500
During his lifetime, he knew about the Korean conflict, World War II and the Vietnam War. He lived through the Cold War, Desert Storm and many Persian Gulf conflicts.
Who is Pat Conroy?
500
His violent childhood greatly influenced his writings
Who is Harry Crews?
500
Won the Front page award by Best magazine criticism
Who is Alice Walker?
500
Was apart of the navy and when he was discharged he returned home and expanded his family's peanut farm.
Who is Jimmy Carter
500
Her recurring theme Southern Gothic.
Who is Carson McCullers?
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