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The Timeless Lessons of Toni Morrison
August 28, 2022 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Christian Hayden
In a strange turn of events, Toni Morrison’s Pulitzer Prize winning Beloved became fodder for a political ad in the gubernatorial race of Virginia in 2021. Though it is somewhat unsurprising that targeting literature crafted by a Black woman could score easy political points, nevertheless it is unsettling that one of the greatest books of the 20th century could become classified as too “unsettling” for children to read.
With this in mind, Christian Hayden feels it is important to recognize three works by Toni Morrison: Beloved, Sula, and God Help the Child. These novels impacted Christian Hayden as a thinker and artist; each book gives unique lessons on living and being human.
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