Remembering Alice Walker’s The Color Purple
Alice Walker’s act of generosity in writing The Color Purple forever revolutionized Black women’s literature.
Lorna Closeil is a Black feminist practitioner currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies at the Ohio State University. Her research interests include Black women’s literature, radical Black feminisms, and Black girlhood studies.
Alice Walker’s act of generosity in writing The Color Purple forever revolutionized Black women’s literature.
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