Toni Morrison was born Chloe Ardelia Wofford, the second of four children from a working-class, Black family, in Lorain, Ohio, to Ramah (née Willis) and George Wofford. Her mother was born in Greenville, Alabama, … See more

Morrison died at Montefiore Medical Center in The Bronx, New York City, on August 5, 2019, from complications of pneumonia. She was 88 years old.
A memorial tribute was held on November 21, 2019, at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine See more

Morrison was interviewed by Margaret Busby in London for a 1988 documentary film by Sindamani Bridglal, entitled Identifiable … See more

Adulthood, Howard and Cornell years, and editing career: 1949–1975
In 1949, she enrolled at Howard University in See more

While teaching at Howard University from 1957 to 1964, she met Harold Morrison, a Jamaican architect, whom she married in 1958. She took his last name and became known as Toni Morrison. Their first son, Harold Ford, was born in 1961. She was pregnant when she … See more

Politics
Morrison spoke openly about American politics and race relations.
In writing about the … See more

• 1975: Ohioana Book Award for Sula
• 1977: National Book Critics Circle Award for Song of Solomon
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