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Rosa Guy
1922–2012
United States
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Rosa Cuthbert Guy () (September 1, 1922 – June 3, 2012) was a Trinidad-born American writer and activist who grew up in the New York metropolitan area. Her family had immigrated and she was orphaned when young. Raised in foster homes, she later was acclaimed for her books of fiction for adults and young people that stressed supportive relationships.
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