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Alice Walker on "The Color Purple": Racism, Violence Against Women Are Global Issues
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2:42Now PlayingDemocracyNow.org - On the 30th anniversary of the publication of "The Color Purple," we speak with author, poet and activist Alice Walker about her groundbreaking novel and its enduring legacy. Set mainly in rural Georgia in the 1930s, the book tells the story of a young, poor African-American woman named Celie and her struggle for empowerment in a world marked by sexism, racism, and patriarchy. The novel earned Walker a Pulitzer Price in 1983, making her the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer for fiction. Walker explains the origin of the book's title and explores some of its central characters and their connection to her own family history.
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