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Lazo, Catherine

Alice Walker: Freedom Writer

(4) YA Lerner Biographies series. Black-and-white photos accompany this biography of the celebrated author. Although the text mentions books that Walker wrote during various periods of her life, it focuses more on her involvement in the civil-rights movement and her determination to introduce African-American and female writers into college curriculums. The information provided about her personal life will interest readers, but her writing is given short shrift. Bib., ind.

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