Martin Luther King, Jr
Kathie Billingslea Smith
A biography of the Baptist minister, orator, and crusader for equal civil rights who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
Read Time: ~1.9 hr
Alice Walker
by Caroline Lazo (2000)
About this book
Discusses the personal life and literary career of the African American woman who won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel, "The Color Purple."
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreAlice Walker Lead Character
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