Between the Lines: Salamishah Tillet - In Search of The Color Purple

'Published in 1982, the ground breaking novel The Color Purple by Alice Walker went on to win the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award for Fiction. The story's portrayal of African American women living in rural Georgia in the early twentieth century sparked celebratory and contentious conversations around race and gender, that still continue today. In the latest work by scholar, cultural critic and activist Salamishah Tillet, In Search of the Color Purple: The Story of an American Masterpiece examines the novel through archival research, interviews and personal experiences. Join Schomburg Center for the launch event with Salamishah Tillet and contributors to the book Dr. Beverly Guy- Sheftall and Gloria Steinem, moderated by Rebecca Carroll.'