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Who was the first American author to be awarded the nobel prize for literature?
Martin luther king
Who was first African-American to win a Nobel prize in literature?
Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000) became the first African-American to receive a Pulitzer Prize when she won the Poetry category in 1950 with her collection, Annie Allen(Harper).Brooks was an acclaimed poet and author who published her first poem at age 13. She went on to become Poet Laureate of Illinois (1968) and Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress (1985), both high honors.Over the course of her life, Brooks wrote 24 published books of poetry, including the celebrated work We Real Cool (1966), and five nonfiction titles.The Pool Players.Seven at the Golden Shovel.We real cool. WeLeft school. WeLurk late. WeStrike straight. WeSing sin. WeThin gin. WeJazz June. WeDie soon.To read more of Gwendolyn Brooks' poetry, see Related Links, below.
In 2005 who was the first African American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize?
Wangari Maathai won a Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 for her work with the Green Belt Movement advising poor women to plant over 3 million trees and standing up to an oppressive Kenyan government.
When did the first South African win the Nobel Peace Prize?
Desmond Tutu, the first South African to win a Nobel prize, won it in 1984.
How many African-Americans have won both the Nobel and Pulitzer Prizes?
So far, only one, Toni Morrison -- but there have only been eight people in history to win both a Pulitzer Prize and a Nobel Prize in Literature.1988: Pulitzer (Fiction): Beloved by Toni Morrison1993: Nobel in Literature, Toni Morrison
