The writer Alice Walker was active in the Civil Rights Movement many years ago. She has written a novel called Meridian in which characters also work in the Civil Rights Movement. What is one way that Walker's experience as an activist might have influenced her writing of the novel? A. It is a novel, so the story will be completely made up, without any truth to the events. B. The main character will not be like her since she still believes in civil rights for all people. C. The characters will all be African American, and they will not agree with civil rights. D. The characters might be based on people that she knew during the Civil Rights Movement.

D.

Explanation:

Alice Walker who was a Civil Rights activist wrote a book named Meridian. The novel is a work of fiction in which Walker has penned about the life of Meridian Hill, a Civil Rights Activist.

Alice Walker herself has worked as an activist in the Civil Rights Movement and Feminist Movements. After coming in contact with Martin Luther King in the early 1960s, she decided to work as a Civil Rights activist. She participated in the 1963 March on Washington and played a vital role in registering black voters in Mississippi and Georgia.

She has written mostly about Civil movements and feminist movements. Her works are influenced by her experience as an activist. In her novel, her characters are based on the people whom she met during her time as an activist in the Civil Rights Movement.

So, the correct answer is option D.