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William March (1893-1954)
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Margaret Walker (1915-1998)
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Maria Alia, 31
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Eugene Sledge (1923-2001)
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Warren St. John, 55
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Sonia Sanchez, 90
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Abbi Glines, 47
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Erica Galloway, 37
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Libba Bray, 61
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Jesse Hill Ford (1928-1996)
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Bronte Woodard (1940-1980)
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Mark Waid, 63
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Kathryn Tucker Windham (1918-2011)
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Rick Bragg, 65
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Jeremiah Clemens (1814-1865)
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James Redfield, 75
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Gail Godwin, 87
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James Still (1906-2001)
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Asa Earl Carter (1925-1979)
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Gregory Benford, 84
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William Bradford Huie (1910-1986)
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Douglas Foster, 72
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Anne George (1927-2001)
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