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October 7th

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  1. 1993
    The Rise

    Toni Morrison wins the Nobel Prize in Literature

    The Swedish Academy awards the Nobel Prize in Literature to Chloe Anthony Wofford Morrison, citing novels of visionary force and poetic import. Morrison is the first Black American to win the prize. She donates most of the award to a Howard University fund in her name.

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