The Color Purple Resources

The Color Purple, directed by Steven Spielberg, stars Whoopi Goldberg as Celie, Oprah Winfrey as Sofia, and Danny Glover as Albert/Mr.__. And even though it didn’t win any Oscars, it was nominated for eleven.

Whoopi Goldberg as Celie in the movie production.

A poster promoting the Broadway musical version of The Color Purple.

Sofia (Oprah Winfrey) and Harpo from the movie production.

A professorial photo of Alice Walker.

A biography of author Alice Walker, who was the first black woman to win a Pulitzer Prize.

The full lyrics to Stevie Wonder’s song "Do Like You," which provides the source for the novel’s epigraph.