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Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth - Trailer

Preview: 02/07/2014 | 1m 50s

Most famous for her seminal novel "The Color Purple," writer and activist Alice Walker was born into a family of sharecroppers in Georgia and her life unfolded during the violent racism and seismic social changes of mid-20th century America. Women, poverty and civil rights became the inherent themes in in the Pulitzer Prize-winner's writing.

Aired: 02/07/14

Rating: NR

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