Banned1982
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
Told through letters, this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel follows Celie, a young Black woman in rural Georgia who endures abuse, racism, and poverty. Through her bond with the bold Shug Avery and her sister Nettie, Celie finds her voice and sense of self-worth.
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Why this book is challenged
- •sexually explicit content
- •LGBTQ+ themes
- •profanity
- •violence
- •racial themes
Challenge History
Texas State Prisons
Huntsville, Texas
Sexually explicit content and LGBTQ+ themes
January 5, 2022prison
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