Alice Walker (Author)

Noted American writer Alice Walker won a Pulitzer Prize for her stance against racism and sexism in such novels as

The Color Purple

(1982).

People awarded this preeminent author of stories, essays, and poetry of the United States. In 1983, this first African woman for fiction also received the national book award. Her other books include

The Third Life of Grange Copeland

,

Meridian

,

The Temple of My Familiar

, and

Possessing the Secret of Joy

. In public life, Walker worked to address problems of injustice, inequality, and poverty as an activist, teacher, and public intellectual.

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