Walker, Alice (1944–)

The African American novelist, essayist, poet, short story writer, and political activist Alice Walker was born in Eatonton, Georgia, on February 9, 1944, the eighth child of parents who earned a living as sharecroppers. As a child, Walker was blinded in ...

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