Harper Lee (1926-2016)
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Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960)
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Zelda Fitzgerald (1900-1948)
3
Angela Johnson, 64
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Fannie Flagg, 80
5
Cookie Johnson, 66
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Zig Ziglar (1926-2012)
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Rachel Held Evans (1981-2019)
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Eugene Sledge (1923-2001)
9
Tobias Wolff, 80
10
Gerald McCullouch, 58
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Maria Alia, 32
Blogger
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Jeremiah Clemens (1814-1865)
13
Walker Percy (1916-1990)
14
Abbi Glines, 48
15
Gail Godwin, 88
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Sonia Sanchez, 90
Poet
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Jesse Hill Ford (1928-1996)
18
Erica Galloway, 37
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Margaret Walker (1915-1998)
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Bronte Woodard (1940-1980)
21
Libba Bray, 61
Young Adult Author
22
Kathryn Tucker Windham (1918-2011)
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Michael McCullers, 54
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Born in Alabama
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Mark Waid, 63
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William March (1893-1954)
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Douglas Foster, 72
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Rob Penny (1941-2003)
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Warren St. John, 55
29
James Redfield, 75
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Rick Bragg, 65
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Asa Earl Carter (1925-1979)
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James Still (1906-2001)
33
Gregory Benford, 84
34
William Bradford Huie (1910-1986)
35
Beverly Barton (1946-2011)
36
Anne George (1927-2001)
37
James Haskins, 83
38
Robert R. McCammon, 72
39
Marquis Clarke, 35
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