March 25, 2008 Alice Walker Visits Emory In her first appearance on campus after placing her archive at Emory, Alice Walker spent the day interviewing and meeting with archivists in the Manuscript, Archives & Rare Book Library (MARBL). The day ended with a public reading by Walker, which included a variety of her works. View Slideshow >>
Alice Walker, Pulitzer Prize-winner and internationally known Georgia-born novelist and poet, gave a public reading at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 25 at Emory University's Glenn Memorial Auditorium, 1652 N. Decatur Road. Audio (requires RealPlayer) Listen to Alice Waker reading >> Video (requires RealPlayer) Introduced by Emory President James W. Wagner and American studies professor and friend, Rudolph P. Byrd, Alice Walker begins the evening with an explanation of what led her to place her archive at Emory. Watch video >> Alice Walker reads two of her poems about writing and motherhood. Watch video >> Alice Walker speaks on the emotional impact of releasing 50 years of work to Emory and the influence of her book "The Color Purple"  on her own life. Watch video >>

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