in Mississippi where she was an activist and teacher. In 1967 Walker and Leventhal married, becoming the first legally married interracial couple to reside in Jackson, the state capital, they had one child together one year after they got married, named Rebecca. They divorced in 1976. Since then Walker has concentrated more on her writing and has taught at a variety of colleges and universities throughout the country.
             Walker is one of the most prolific black women writers in America. Her work consistently reflects her concerns with racial, sexual, and political issues, focusing particularly on the black woman's struggle for survival. She explained, "The black woman is one of America's greatest heroes....Not enough credit has been given to the black woman who has been oppressed beyond recognition." Walker's insistence on giving African American women the recognition they deserve results in one of the most widely read novels in America today, Alice's third novel, "The Color Purple". The was the book I have chosen to read by Alice Walker, the novel traces thirty years in the life of Celie, a poor Southern African American woman
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