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Toni Morrison wins the Nobel Prize

Morrison becomes the first Black woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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Key events

  1. October 7, 1993
    Toni Morrison wins the Nobel Prize

    Morrison becomes the first Black woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

  2. May 18, 1993
    Rita Dove named US Poet Laureate

    Dove becomes the first Black US Poet Laureate.

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