It was from this thought that Walker began her writing career and this thought also influenced many of her books. ... Throughout her life Walker went on to write many more books and win lots of awards, especially for her most famous book, The Color Purple. ... Although not all of Walker's other books have been ignored, many critics felt that they haven't got the publicity they deserved. ... For example, Walker's novel the Meridian is often cited as the best novel of the civil rights movement and is often taught as a part of some American history and literature courses b...

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According to an article by Danielle Dorky, as a writer, Maya Angelou acquired her inspiration from different authors who had written books and poems, which she used to read from her childhood (1). ... In most of her interviews, Angelou constantly cited Edgar as one of the first writers who acquired her attention since childhood. ... Angelou also cited Ann Spencer, a former teacher among her inspiring writers (Danielle Dorky). ...

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"I promise you I wrote it. I can't tell you more, but read the book, and the piece in the last September's Reader's Digest and you"ll know who I really am" (Griffin, 37). In the book Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin, he tells about his experience as a white man that changes his pigmentation of...

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Alice Walker wrote The Color Purple to capture and illuminate the hardship and bitterness African American women had to face in the early 1900s. Walker's story is filled with very powerful and emotional experiences such as rape, physical abuse and verbal abuse, prejudice, the oppression of women,...

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Abstract This study analyzes the meek representation of black males in careers relating to computer science, mathematics, and the natural sciences (biology, chemistry, physics). To come to the conclusion that this statement is true, the researcher cited six fairly new books relating to several as...

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David Willson (154) WORKS CITED Kelley, William Melvin. ... Anchor Books: New York, 19 The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a leader as a person who has a commanding influence or authority. ...

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