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The Case for and against Missionary SchoolsThis document presents evidence about if there should be missionary schools in Africa or not. This source is relevant to the novel because Nettie…
Just before a church meeting at a Negro church in Heard County, GeorgiaThis 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…
Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great CityThis text gives background to the many locations of entertainment and sightseeing in late 18th century New York. In the segment reviewed, the author…
The Writings of George Washington from the Original Manuscript Sources 1745-1799 Volume 12 June 1, 1778-September 30, 1778 [excerpt]
Annals and Occurrence of New York city and state, in the Olden TimeThis primary source shows how Charlotte Temple is displayed as a legend and how she is being considered as an actual person in real life. This primary…
“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,…
LycidasIn the poem, written as eulogy for a friend who was a sailor. In the poem, Poseidon blames not his ocean but the faulty human tools that failed to…
“It has its own churches, social and civic centers, shops, theaters and other places of amusement. And it contains more Negroes to the square mile…
Salle de Jeu, casino, Monte CarloA set of chains and tables at a casino in Monte Carlo. We see Selden in Monte Carlo in the beginning of book 2, and the same with Lily Bart. The…
Historic American Buildings SurveyThis photograph is related to The Color Purple because it is shown as a description of the Mayors house. However, in the novel there is not an actual…