Alice Walker
Alice Malsenior Tallulah-Kate Walker is an American novelist, short story writer, poet, and social activist. In 1982, she became the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, which she was awarded for her novel The Color Purple. The book became a bestseller and was subsequently adapted into a critically acclaimed 1985 movie directed by Steven Spielberg, featuring Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg, as well as a 2005 Broadway musical totaling 910 performances. Over the span of her career, Walker has published seventeen novels and short story collections, twelve non-fiction works, and collections of essays and poetry.
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Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
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In Prison My Whole Life
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Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
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Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth
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Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
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The World According to Allee Willis
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Daedalus
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Yemanja: Wisdom from the African Heart of Brazil
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A Place of Rage
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Renegade: The Life Story of David Icke
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Flannery
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Kudzu
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Gotta Make This Journey: Sweet Honey in The Rock
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