The rest of the show is a reunion to remember. "Absolutely everything changed in my life as a result of The Color Purple," Oprah says. "It was faith, it was hope, it was belief, it was possibility, it was love, it was everything."

Candi is also pleased. "I saw the whole cast there and I saw the joy in Oprah's face. She was so happy," Candi says. "That was a Color Purple reunion.” 

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