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Oh, Celie, unbelief is a terrible thing. And so is the hurt we cause others unknowingly.

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Alice Walker
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: February 9
Actor
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Civil Rights Advocate
Climate Activist
Educator
Essayist
Film Producer
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Alice Malsenior Walker
Alice Walker Leventhal
Alice Malsenior Tallulah-Kate Walker
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