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Alice Walker Was Born
Alice Walker was born in Eatonton Georgia February 4,1944. She was the 8th child of American Shopkeepers.She started school at the age of 4. -
Family
Alice Walker was the youngest of 8 children. Both of her parents where shopkeepers. Her parents where Willie Lee Walker and Minnie Lou Tallulah Grant -
First Started Writing
Somewhere between the ages of 7 and 8 Alice started writing in private because she had a lot on her mind. One of her brothers accidentally shot her in the eye with a BB gun and she became blind. -
March on Washington
Alice Walker met Martin Luther King Jr when she attended Spelman College. She participated in the 1963 March On Washington. -
Education
Alice Walker received a scholarship to Spelman College where she studied for 2 years then she later transferred to Sarah Lawrence College. She graduated in 1965 -
Marriage
Alice Walker married Melvyn R. Leventhal in 1967. They had a daughter named Rebecca but they ended up getting divorced in 1976. -
Poetry
The poems in Alice's walkers first volume Once are based on her experiences during the civil rights movement and what she did when she traveled to Africa. -
Fun Facts
Alice Walker and her husband where the first ever legally married interracial couple living in Mississippi. -
Famous work
Alice was best known for her book 'The Color Purple" -
Jobs and Books
Alice Walker was a African American author, poet and activist. Walker is also a womanist. She wrote books, novels and poems about African American history, Our relationship to God and race relationships. -
Overcoming Everything
Alice Walker overcame the feeling of being lonely and left out. She was different from everybody else no one knew she would be as famous as she is now. -
Recent Book
Alice walkers most recent book was published in 2011 which was called Chicken Chronicles which is about her experiences raising and caring for a flock of chickens. -
Influences my life
Alice Walker has influenced my life today by how hard she worked to get where she is. The fact that she started writing when she was very little and that she had big dreams and a bright future.
