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Toni Morrison, who transformed American literature to win Nobel and Pulitzer prizes, dies at 88 | Richmond Free Press | Serving the African American Community in Richmond, VA
Crown Hill Funeral Home & Cemetery - Toni Morrison, best known as the author of "Beloved" and Nobel Prize recipient, passed away today at the age of 88. Morrison is known for
Nobel Prize - From Toni Morrison's Nobel Lecture on 7 December, 1993. The # NobelPrize in Literature 1993 was awarded to Toni Morrison, "who in novels characterized by visionary force and poetic import,
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Toni Morrison (1931-2019) - Nobel Prize 1993 - Past Daily Reference Room: Tribute Edition – Past Daily: News, History, Music And An Enormous Sound Archive.
![The Nobel Prize on Twitter: ""Language alone protects us from the scariness of things with no names. Language alone is meditation." Toni Morrison became the first African American woman to be awarded The Nobel Prize on Twitter: ""Language alone protects us from the scariness of things with no names. Language alone is meditation." Toni Morrison became the first African American woman to be awarded](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FE0VDsyXMAch-sO.jpg:large)
The Nobel Prize on Twitter: ""Language alone protects us from the scariness of things with no names. Language alone is meditation." Toni Morrison became the first African American woman to be awarded
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