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7 sept. 2022 · In the mid-1980s, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker coined the term “womanist” as someone who “values the soul and the well-being of the Black community.” A few years later, theologian Delores S. Williams became a leading voice in the development of “womanist theology” as an approach to understanding God and the ...
Walker attended segregated (separated by race) schools which would be described as inferior by current standards, yet she recalled that she had terrific teachers who encouraged her to believe the world she was reaching for actually existed.
Walker met Martin Luther King Jr. when she was a student at Spelman College in the early 1960s. She credits King for her decision to return to the American South as an activist in the Civil Rights Movement. She took part in the 1963 March on Washington with hundreds of thousands of people.
Major de promotion de sa classe terminale 10, elle entame ses études à l'université Spelman ( Atlanta, Géorgie) puis est diplômée es arts en 1965 de l' université Sarah Lawrence 11 ( Yonkers, New York) où elle avait obtenu une bourse d'études en 1963 7, 8.
However, her mother was a strong-willed woman who insisted that her children receive a good education and sent Alice to school. She was a creative girl and started writing at a young age. After high school she went on a scholarship to Spelman College in Atlanta.
Alice Walker (b. 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.
3 avr. 2014 · Schools and Early Career. With the help of a scholarship, Walker was able to attend Spelman College in Atlanta. She later switched to Sarah Lawrence College in New York. While at Sarah...
