African American Women: 1900-1949 This site gives good insight into the lives African American women were living around the time covered in Walker's novel.

Alice Walker Letter to President Clinton Walker's 1996 letter to Clinton, which sheds light on her biography and her feelings about U.S. relations with Cuba.

Index of (Slave) Narratives This interesting site documents stories told by ex-slaves at the beginning of the twentieth century.

NAACP History This part of the NAACP site provides an interesting historical overview of the origins of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, which was set up in 1909.

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