MeridianMeridian by Alice Walker is a profound and evocative novel that immerses readers in the life of Meridian Hill, a brilliant and inquisitive young woman hailing from a working class Black family in the American South. Set against the vivid and turbulent backdrop of the 1960s civil rights movement, the story unfolds with Meridian facing numerous struggles from an early age. At seventeen, life takes a challenging turn as she finds herself married with a