Toni Morrison becomes the first Black woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
At a Glance
- Date
- 7 October 1993
- Location
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Key people
- Toni Morrison
- Category
- Arts & Literature
- Source
- Nobel Prize in Literature (1993) · The Nobel Prize
What It Meant Then
It marked the highest global recognition of Black American literary achievement.
What It Means Now
Morrison's Nobel cemented her place at the center of world literature.
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