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“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 Wall Street Journal

This 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…

IN TOWNS & COUNTRY: Holiday Week Dances

This 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.…

White Plains, Greene County, Georgia. The Methodist church

This 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…

Protest of the Laity of Trinity Church in the city of Boston

This primary source describes a church in Boston, Trinity Church, having protests against the election of an assistant bishop. In the Lampligther,…