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Zora Neale Hurston's Birth
She was born in Notasulga, Alabama, but she grew up in Florida. -
Zora Neale Hurston's Education
She received a scholarship to Barnard College (in this year she was the only black woman in the college) and graduated three years later. -
Toni Morrison's Birth
She was born in Lorain, Ohio. She grew up in a semi-integrated area, racial discrimination was a constant threat. -
Zora Hurston's Book
In this year she published her most famous book, Their Eyes Were Watching God. Also between 1934 and 1939 she published other famous books. -
Alice Walker's Birth
She was born in Eatonton, Georgia. When she was young she was blinded. Her mom gave her a typewriter,
allowing her to write. -
Alice Walker's Education
She gratuated in Sarah Lawrence College. After graduating she moved to Mississippi and there she involved in the civil rights movement. -
Toni Morrison's Start
After teaching English at Howard University and working as an editor for the textbook division of Random House publishing she published her first novel, The Bluest Eye. -
Alice Walker's Book
She wrote her most important book, The Color Purple. This book won a Pulitzer Prize and was adapted into a film by Steven Spielberg in 1985. -
Toni Morrison's Beloved
She wrote her most famous novel, Beloved. This book became the bestseller for 25 weeks and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.