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Even though this house is from a different time period than the house in The Color Purple, the style and area reflect how Mister's house must have looked like. It's not fancy at all, but not to run down either. This house is an hour outside of Macon,…

The excerpt from a magazine describing new members being inducted into the church of many cities. There are two churches that inducted members in Memphis. It describes briefly of the importance of taking the church’s mission and spreading it locally…

In this writing piece, the author talks about the segregation at the time and how everything from restaurants, theaters and trains are all segregated by race. This can relate back to Nettie when she talks about the trains that aren't segregated in…

This map shows the density of the African American populations around the state of Georgia by counties. The county that Macon, Georgia is located in (where the book "The Color Purple" takes place) is one of the 4 highest density counties in the…

In the novel, Shug, Celie, and Squeak move to Tennessee where they start a business tailoring, designing, and sewing clothing. This picture shows a secondhand clothing a pawn shop and a motel in Memphis, which are other jobs related to what Celie did…

This photo was published around 42 years before the publication of the novel 'The Color Purple'. The picture includes a church and a few black people standing in front of it next to a motor car on a road. The church is simple and resembles the…

It is a sign to a room for rent as was common during the time period. Shug's house however was a large estate which was far less common. This difference helps to illustrate how much Celie's life has changed. She goes from a small abusive home to a…

My item discusses the importance of teaching natives first the way of their religion. Once a few natives are taught this new religion they can then go out and teach their neighbors and friends. The church plays a significant part of this novel. Most…

This picture gives a real view of Memphis Tennessee in the time of the novel. The picture focuses on an African American working at a news stand, which could mean that the subject in the picture could be lower-middle class, similar to the situation…

“The Negro Renaissance (1920-1930) also known as the Harlem Renaissance was a notable historical phase and a cultural and political development of great significance in the making and maturation of a Black Personality in the United States. Worthy of…