Essays Tagged: "Spelman College"
Time line for Alice Walker, writer of "The Color Purple".
lice Walker is awarded a scholarship to attend the historical African-American woman's institution, Spelman College.·1961-63:During her time at Spelman, Alice participates in civil right's move ... me at Spelman, Alice participates in civil right's movement as an activist.·1963: She leaves Spelman College, which she finds too puritanical to attend Sarah Lawrence, a liberal arts college in ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors
Martin Luther King Jr.
lberta Christine Williams, his future wife, and King, Jr.'s mother. She was a graduate of Atlanta's Spelman College, had attended the Hampton Institute in Virginia, and had returned to Atlanta to teac ...
Subjects: History Term Papers
Alice Walker
(she was her school's valedictorian and prom queen that year), Mrs. Walker then left home to attend Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, on a scholarship. Before leaving , her mother gave her three sp ... machine for self-sufficiency, a suitcase for independence and a typewriter for creativity.While at Spelman, Mrs Walker participated in Civil Rights demonstrations. She was invited to Dr. Martin Luthe ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Artists
American Author
th shame. I retreated into solitude, and read stories and began to write poems." Walker later won a Spelman College scholarship for disabled students. Her involvement in various civil rights demonstra ... th shame. I retreated into solitude, and read stories and began to write poems." Walker later won a Spelman College scholarship for disabled students. Her involvement in various civil rights demonstra ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Artists
ALice Walker
ry in 1958 but still remained blind in her right eye. Years flew by, and soon Alice began attending Spelman College, where she was inspired by Marin Luther King Jr. to become part of the Civil Rights ... uide young black women whenever she could.” (Lazo). Her speech in the 1995 graduating class at Spelman College will be long remembered: “I give you my world that I shall continue to struggle ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies