Death Margaret died in Oakland, California, when she was 57 years old. On September 23, 2004, her family confirmed she faced a prolonged illness. References External links A conversation with Margaret Sloan on Black Sisterhood for WNED public television series “Woman”, 1974 1947 births 2004 deaths African-American women writers African-American writers American writers American feminists African-American feminists Feminist studies scholars Lesbian feminists American lesbian writers LGBT African Americans LGBT people from Tennessee People from Chattanooga, Tennessee Writers from Chicago Antioch University alumni 20th-century African-American women 20th-century African-American people 21st-century African-American people 21st-century African-American women 20th-century LGBT people