{"id":3534,"date":"2019-09-09T00:04:39","date_gmt":"2019-09-09T07:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.eventsfy.com\/?p=3534"},"modified":"2019-09-11T14:44:05","modified_gmt":"2019-09-11T21:44:05","slug":"the-color-purple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eventsfy.com\/blog\/the-color-purple\/","title":{"rendered":"The Color Purple"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Color Purple follows the life of <strong>Celie Johnson<\/strong> as she struggles with real life hardships in the early 1900s. The story begins with 14-year-old uneducated, black girl, Celie, who was born into poverty and segregation. Being raised in a rural and isolated town in Georgia, Celie narrates her life through painful and honest letters to God.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A film, directed by Steven Spielberg and a screenplay by Menno Meyjes was made in 1985. 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