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Toni Morrison

Entertainer · Author 1931–2019

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About Toni Morrison

African American novelist, essayist, and academic (1931–2019)

Ideas represented

Discourse Existence Language Life Meaning Oppression Rhetoric Violence

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“Oppressive language does more than represent violence; it is violence.”

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“That may be the measure of our lives.”

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