Nettie also learns that Alphonso is actually only Nettie and Celie's stepfather, not their biological father, who was a storeowner whom white men lynched because they resented his success.
Alphonso is actually only Nettie and Celie's stepfather, not their biological father. Nettie also learns this. Their biological father was a storeowner. White men lynched. They resented his success this storeowner.