The first African-American person to win a Pulitzer won in which category?
Photography
Music
History
Poetry
Gwendolyn Brooks, the first African-American to win a Pulitzer Prize, won in 1950 for her work “Annie Allen,” a collection of poetry that tells the story of a young black girl’s journey into womanhood.
Gwendolyn Brooks also became the first black woman to work in the Library of Congress as a poetry consultant.
Answer: The correct answer is Poetry