The Timeless Lessons of Toni Morrison by Christian Hayden
- Angela Coppola
- Aug 28, 2022
- 1 min read
Speaker: Christian Hayden
In a strange turn of events, Toni Morrison’s Pulitzer Prize winning Beloved became fodder for a political ad in the gubernatorial race of Virginia in 2021. Though it is somewhat unsurprising that targeting literature crafted by a Black woman could score easy political points, nevertheless it is unsettling that one of the greatest books of the 20th century could become classified as too “unsettling” for children to read. With this in mind, Ethical Culture Leader Christian Hayden feels it is important to recognize three works by Toni Morrison: Beloved, Sula, and God Help the Child. These novels impacted Christian as a thinker and artist; each book gives unique lessons on living and being human.
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