•Born
in Georgia, in the Deep South of USA in 1944.
•Wrote
‘The Color
Purple’ in 1982.
•At
eight, an accident blinded her in one eye; this made her self-conscious, shy
and more studious, as a result, she began to write stories.
•She
went to Spelman College (exclusively for black women) in Atlanta, Georgia.
•She
married Melvyn Levanthal.
Their marriage was illegal as Levanthal was legally white.
•She
was an avid follower of Martin Luther King and fought to end segregation for
Black Americans in the 70s.
•She
campaigns against female genital mutilation and has written essays such as
‘Heaven belongs to you’ on the subject.
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