In 1975, when Walker became the editor of Ms. Hunt discovered the unmarked grave of Zora Neale Hurston in Ft. In 1973, Walker alongside scholar Charlotte D. Walker published her first book of poetry, Once (1968) and first novel, The Third Life of Grange Copeland (1970) to much acclaim. The couple had a daughter before divorcing in 1976. In 1967, Walker married Melvyn Rosenman Leventhal, a Jewish civil rights lawyer and the couple became the first legally married interracial couple in Mississippi. She began teaching and writing poetry, short stories, and essays. Her writing and academic prowess afforded her a scholarship to Spelman College, where she studied for two years before transferring to Sarah Lawrence College, where she graduated in 1965.Īfter graduation, Waker moved to Mississippi to become involved in the Civil Rights Movement. Her mother felt Walker would be better suited for writing than doing chores. 1944) is an American writer, poet, and activist known for her insightful portrayal of African American life and culture. Her 1982 novel The Color Purple was the subject of a major motion picture and Broadway musical.īorn in Eatonton, Georgia, the daughter of sharecroppers, Walker was injured in a childhood accident that blinded her in one eye.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |