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Hannah Peace

This is the friend of Morrison’s mother who inspired Morrison to write Sula.

James Baldwin

This is the American author and scholar whom Morrison credits with teaching her three important lessons and giving her three important gifts.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

This is the Civil Rights icon who made Morrison feel personally responsible for creating change.

Toby Lewis

This is the artist that Morrison praises for exposing the public to art in the workplace.

Harriet Tubman

This is the former slave and American abolitionist who led hundreds to freedom along the Underground Railroad.

Salman Rushdie

This is the author of The Moor’s Last Sigh.

Richard Bailyn

This is the literary critic and author of Voyagers to the West.

Herman Melville

This is the author of Moby Dick.

Gertrude Stein

This is the American expatriate author of Three Lives.

John Gardner

This is the author of...

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