{"id":3533,"date":"2019-08-07T06:40:56","date_gmt":"2019-08-07T02:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cudoo.com\/?p=3533"},"modified":"2020-03-10T09:41:36","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T05:41:36","slug":"toni-morrisons-remarkable-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/blog\/toni-morrisons-remarkable-life\/","title":{"rendered":"A Look Back at Toni Morrison&#8217;s Remarkable Life Achievements"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>Kingkongphoto &amp;; www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0)]<\/h6>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-3534\" style=\"width: 100%;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-62-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-3534 ml-slider ms-theme-default\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"Slideshow\" aria-label=\"Toni Morrison\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_3534\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_3534\">\n            <ul aria-live=\"polite\" class=\"slides\">\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3536 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-3536\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Vitoria_-_Graffiti_%26_Murals_0392.JPG\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Vitoria_-_Graffiti__Murals_0392-800x600.jpeg\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Toni Morrison\" class=\"slider-3534 slide-3536\" title=\"Vitoria_-_Graffiti_&amp;_Murals_0392\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Toni Morrison wrote many critically-acclaimed pieces of literature, these include but are not limited to; 11 novels, 2 plays, 9 non-fiction pieces, and even a libretto! Morrison is also the co-author of 5 children's books that were co-authored by her son, Slade. <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3540 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-3540\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/572216465_1280x720-1-1240x698-800x600.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Toni Morrison\" class=\"slider-3534 slide-3540\" title=\"572216465_1280x720-1-1240x698\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">In 1988, Morrison won 6 different awards. The RFK Book Award, a Helmerich Award, an American Book Award, an Anisfield-Wolf Book Award in Race Relations, and most notably a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3538 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-3538\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/nobel-prize-1356450_1920-800x600.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Toni Morrison\" class=\"slider-3534 slide-3538\" title=\"nobel-prize-1356450_1920\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">In 1993, Morrison was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature and was named a Commander of the Arts &amp; Letters in Paris. She was the first-ever African-American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.  <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3542 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-3542\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/National-Book-Award-Medalist-logo-unlined-ftw-213x159.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Toni Morrison\" class=\"slider-3534 slide-3542\" title=\"National-Book-Award-Medalist-logo-unlined-ftw\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">In 1996 she was recognized with the National Book Foundation's Medal of Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3544 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-3544\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/National_Humanities_Medal_cropped-397x297.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Toni Morrison\" class=\"slider-3534 slide-3544\" title=\"National_Humanities_Medal_cropped\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">In 2000, she was awarded the National Humanities Medal. This medal is awarded to someone who is believed to have deepened the nation's understanding of the humanities.  <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3546 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-3546\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Grand_Officier_de_la_le\u0301gion_d_honneur-500x375.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Toni Morrison\" class=\"slider-3534 slide-3546\" title=\"Grand_Officier_de_la_le\u0301gion_d&#039;_honneur\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">In 2010 Morrison was named Officier de la L\u00e9gion d'Honneur, which is the highest French order of merit for military and civil merits. <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3548 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-3548\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/1280px-LOC_Main_Reading_Room_Highsmith-800x600.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Toni Morrison\" class=\"slider-3534 slide-3548\" title=\"1280px-LOC_Main_Reading_Room_Highsmith\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">In 2011 Morrison's work was acknowledged by the federal government. when she won the Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3550 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-3550\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nobelprize\/status\/971735548246323200\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/120530011501-freedom-medal-06-horizontal-large-gallery-736x552.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Toni Morrison\" class=\"slider-3534 slide-3550\" title=\"120530011501-freedom-medal-06-horizontal-large-gallery\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">One of the highest honors, Toni's work was recognized in 2012 by President Barack Obama when he awarded her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3552 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-3552\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nostri-imago\/3449947137\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/3449947137_17fe83fb1d_b-774x580.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Toni Morrison\" class=\"slider-3534 slide-3552\" title=\"3449947137_17fe83fb1d_b\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Morrison has four honorary Doctorate degrees from prestigious universities; Harvard University, Oxford University, Rutgers, and the University of Geneva. <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Morrison died yesterday, August 5th at the age of 88. Her book <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Beloved-Toni-Morrison\/dp\/1400033411\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beloved<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>is the winner of a multitude of prizes, as well as her many other novels and works.<\/p>\n<p>She had lived an incredible life and had an incredible impact on so many lives. Some of her most notable achievements include;<\/p>\n<h2>Quite the list of Literary works<\/h2>\n<p>Morrison wrote 11 novels, five children&#8217;s books, two plays, nine pieces of non-fiction and even a libretto!\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thriftbooks.com\/w\/song-of-solomon_toni-morrison\/249528\/#isbn=0451094433&amp;idiq=3086414\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Song of Solomon<\/a>, Beloved, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thriftbooks.com\/w\/the-bluest-eye-by-toni-morrison\/246193\/#isbn=0307278441&amp;idiq=10252483\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Bluest Eyes<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>are just some of the examples of her greatest works.<\/p>\n<p>Her series of children&#8217;s books were co-written by her son, Slade Morrison.<\/p>\n<h2>1988<\/h2>\n<p>Morrison won six different awards this year.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rfkhumanrights.org\/awards\/book-journalism-awards\/book-award-winners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robert F. Kennedy Book Award<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Helmerich_Award\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Helmerich Award<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beforecolumbusfoundation.com\/american-book-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Book Award<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anisfield-wolf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anisfield-Wolf Book Award in Race Relations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pulitzer.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pulitzer Prize for Fiction<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>1993<\/h2>\n<p>Morrison became the first-ever black woman to win the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nobelprize.org\/prizes\/lists\/all-nobel-prizes-in-literature\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nobel Prize for Literature<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She was also awarded the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ordre_des_Arts_et_des_Lettres\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Commander of the Arts and Letters<\/a> in Paris.<\/p>\n<h2>1996<\/h2>\n<p>Toni Morrison won the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalbook.org\/programs\/dcal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Book Foundation&#8217;s Medal of Distinguished Contribution to American Letters<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>2000<\/h2>\n<p>The author&#8217;s contributions to the humanities were recognized when she was awarded the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neh.gov\/taxonomy\/term\/246\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Humanities Medal<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>2010<\/h2>\n<p>Morrison was named <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legiondhonneur.fr\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Offic\u00eder de la L\u00e9gion d&#8217;Honneur<\/a>, which is the highest French order of merit for military and civil merits<\/p>\n<h2>2011<\/h2>\n<p>Her work was recognized by the federal government when she was chosen for the Library of Congress&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/about\/awards-and-honors\/fiction-prize\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Achievement Award for Fiction<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>2012<\/h2>\n<p>Toni Morrison was awarded one of the highest honors when she was presented with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/barack-obama-toni-morrison_n_5d4992c3e4b01ae816c8fac8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Presidential Medal of Freedom<\/a> by President Barack Obama.<\/p>\n<p>These are just some of her more noticeable awards and achievements, she&#8217;d won so many more. What&#8217;s your favorite Toni Morrison novel?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kingkongphoto &amp;; www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0)] Morrison died yesterday, August 5th at the age of 88. Her book Beloved\u00a0is the winner of a multitude of prizes, as well as her many other novels and works. She had lived an incredible life and had an incredible impact on so many lives. 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