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Protest of the Laity of Trinity Church in the city of BostonThis primary source describes a church in Boston, Trinity Church, having protests against the election of an assistant bishop. In the Lampligther,…
White Plains, Greene County, Georgia. The Methodist churchThis image gives us an idea of what churches in Georgia were like during the time of The Color Purple. However, the image seems to include a white…
IN TOWNS & COUNTRY: Holiday Week DancesThis article talks about holiday dances that have been thrown in young ladies’ honor. One of the girl’s parties was said to be thrown at Sherry’s.…
The Wall Street JournalThis item is a newspaper front page of The Wall Street Journal, released on Monday, July 8, 1889. The price of this particular newspaper was two cents…
“The Harlem Little Theatre Movement, 1920-1929”In The Color Purple, Nettie writes to Celie about her brief time spent in Harlem, New York City. She describes the fashion, the people, the churches,…
The Rise and Progress of Negro Colleges in Georgia, 1865-1949 [excerpt]It describes the successes of many predominantly black schools in Atlanta. It talked about the history of Spelman, founded in 1881 by Packard and…
The "Jim Crow" ArgumentAccording to The Color Purple, Nettie used the train in order to get to New York. While on the train, she realized for the first time of how a train…
Spelman’s Loyal Daughters: An Institution in Atlanta Which is Doing Much to Solve the Race Problem; Spelman SeminaryA student that goes to or went to Spelman Seminary wrote this article. It shows the complete accuracy of Alice Walker when describing the start of…
THE GROWTH OF THE TRANSATLANTIC STEAMSHIP.The growth of the transatlantic steamship article highlights the trend of the new transportation methods to go back and forth from America to Africa…
The Transatlantic SteamshipDuring the novel The Color Purple, Nettie travels to other countries due to missionary work for her church. While she is on the ship, she writes to…