Mildred D. Taylor, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Mildred D. Taylor

American writer

Date of Birth: 13-Sep-1943

Place of Birth: Jackson, Mississippi, United States

Profession: writer, children's writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Mildred DeLois Taylor (born September 13, 1943) is a Newbery Award-winning African-American young adult novelist.
She is known for exploring powerful themes of family, and intense themes of racism faced by African Americans in the Deep South, in works that are accessible to young readers.
She was awarded the 1977 Newbery Medal for her novel Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry and the inaugural NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature in 2003.