An ex-slave turned businesswoman and abolitionist is remembered in Nyack thanks to the author of Beloved.
by Rich Watson
Toni Morrison was one of the most critically acclaimed authors of the twentieth century. In addition to winning the 1993 Nobel Prize for Literature, she received the Pulitzer, the American Book Award, seven honorary doctorates and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Her 1987 novel Beloved was the impetus for a project that commemorated the lives of African slaves. She used benches to mark their memories, in places across America—including her adopted hometown of Nyack.
