Alice Walker Quote
The good oneswho listento womento children and the poordie too soon,their lives bedeviledby opposition:our hearts grieve for them.This was the world my father knew.A poor manhe saw good men come and mostly go;leaving behindthe stranded and bereft.People of hopes, dreams, and so muchhard work!Yearning for a futuresuddenlyforeclosed.But todayyou write me all is welleven though the admirableHugo Chavezhas died this afternoon.Never again will we hear that voiceof reasoned angerand disgustof passionate visionand of triumph.This is true.But what a lot he did in his 58 years!You say.What a mighty ruckusHugo Chavez made!This is also true.Thank you for reminding me.That though life -this never-ending loop -has passed us by todaybut carried offin deatha heroof the massesit is his spiritof fiercely outspokencariñothat is not lost.That inheritancehas gone instantlyinto the peopleto whom he listenedand it is therethat we will expect itto riseas early astomorrow;and therethatwe will encounter it
The good oneswho listento womento children and the poordie too soon,their lives bedeviledby opposition:our hearts grieve for them.This was the world my father knew.A poor manhe saw good men come and mostly go;leaving behindthe stranded and bereft.People of hopes, dreams, and so muchhard work!Yearning for a futuresuddenlyforeclosed.But todayyou write me all is welleven though the admirableHugo Chavezhas died this afternoon.Never again will we hear that voiceof reasoned angerand disgustof passionate visionand of triumph.This is true.But what a lot he did in his 58 years!You say.What a mighty ruckusHugo Chavez made!This is also true.Thank you for reminding me.That though life -this never-ending loop -has passed us by todaybut carried offin deatha heroof the massesit is his spiritof fiercely outspokencariñothat is not lost.That inheritancehas gone instantlyinto the peopleto whom he listenedand it is therethat we will expect itto riseas early astomorrow;and therethatwe will encounter it
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About Alice Walker
Walker, born in rural Georgia, overcame challenges such as childhood injury and segregation to become a valedictorian and eventually graduate from Sarah Lawrence College. She began her writing career with her first book of poetry, Once, and later wrote novels, including her best-known work, The Color Purple. As an activist, Walker participated in the Civil Rights Movement, advocated for women of color through the term "womanism," and has been involved in animal advocacy and pacifism. Additionally, she has taken a strong stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, supporting the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions campaign against Israel.
Walker has faced multiple accusations of antisemitism due to her praise for British conspiracy theorist David Icke and his works, which contain antisemitic conspiracy theories, along with criticisms of her own writings.