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Marguerite Johnson was born in St Louis, Missouri
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After her parents marriage ended, she and her brother were sent to Stamps, Arkansas
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Guy Johnson was born in San Francisco
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr encouraged her to become the northern coordinator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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Met civil rights activist Vusumzi Make and moved with him and her son to Cairo and later Ghana.
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Sought to help Malcom X build his new Organization of African American Unity
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"Just Give Me A Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Die"
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"On The Pulse of Morning,"
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"On the Pulse of Morning
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First recipient
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