Walker and Marshall write about an identity they have found with these women because of their exposure to the African culture. ... Walker's and Marshall's identification is related to the African-American culture that they have been exposed to throughout their lives. ... Walker identifies with this potential and she expresses their creativity and culture through her own writing. ... In fact, Walker may have been referring to women who were living during the time when Hurston was writing: "Most writers of her time wanted to reject the South because of its racism; few wanted to celebra...

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Throughout the late twentieth century, South Africa was a country devoid of many of the freedoms that we in the United States take for granted. In 1948 South Africa instituted one of the most morally repulsive policies in international history. Apartheid, as it was called, ignored the human rights of more than half of the country's population. It ordered a strict and conformist code of separation on its black citizens. The black community in South Africa could no longer live, work, or enjoy innumerable parts of South Africa. ...

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