and two great-grandchildren. Walker continued to write, tour, lecture, and give readings
until her death. Among the most formidable literary voices to emerge in the twentieth
century, she will be remembered as one of the foremost transcribers of African American
heritage. Indeed, she enjoyed a long and fruitful career–one that spanned almost an
entire century. As a result, she became a historian for a race. Through her work, she
"[sang] a song for [her] people," capturing their symbolic quest for liberation.
When asked how she viewed her work, she responded, "The body of my work . . . springs
from my interest in a historical point of view that is central to the development of black
people as we approach the twenty-first century."
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