Date/time:
Aug 10 2015 - 7:00pm - 8:24pm
Location:
Community Room

This PBS documentary tells the life story of writer and activist Alice Walker, the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (for her novel “The Color Purple”). It charts her inspiring journey from her birth into a family of sharecroppers in Georgia to the present, revealing the inspiration for many of her works and how she overcame adversity to achieve international recognition as one of the most influential — and controversial — writers of the 20th century. Part of the Identity and Self Documentary Series. 1 hour, 24 minutes.



Presented with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Celebrating 50 Years of Excellence. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this programming do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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