,,iii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #djb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,october #ca1 #bjai,mr4 ,brown 7for himself and ,mr4 ,portman7 submitted the following resolution2 which was considered and agreed to ,,resolution ,honoring the life1 work1 and legacy of ,toni ,morrison4 ,whereas ,toni ,morrison1 born ,chloe ,ardelia ,wofford on ,february #ah1 #aica1 in ,lorain1 ,ohio1 to ,george ,wofford and ,ramah ,willis ,wofford1 was a pioneering novelist1 writer1 editor1 and professor2 ,whereas ,toni ,morrison graduated from ,lorain ,high ,school in ,lorain1 ,ohio1 with honors in #aidi2 ,whereas1 in #aiec1 ,toni ,morrison graduated from ,howard ,university in ,washington1 ,d4,c41 with a bachelor of arts degree in ,english and a minor in ,classics2 ,whereas1 in #aiee1 ,toni ,morrison graduated from ,cornell ,university in ,ithaca1 ,new ,york1 with a master of arts degree in ,english2 ,whereas1 in #aiee1 ,toni ,morrison became a professor at ,texas ,southern ,university in ,houston1 ,texas2 ,whereas1 from #aieg to #aifd1 ,toni ,morrison taught at ,howard ,university in ,washington1 ,d4,c42 ,whereas1 from #aife to #aifh1 ,toni ,morrison was a senior editor with textbook publisher ,l4,w4 ,singer in ,syracuse1 ,new ,york2 ,whereas1 from #aifh to #aihc1 ,toni ,morrison was the first ,african-,american woman senior editor in the history of ,random ,house1 ,inc41 in ,new ,york ,city2 ,whereas1 in #aigj1 ,holt1 ,rhinehart and ,winston published ,the ,bluest ,eye1 the first novel by ,toni ,morrison2 ,whereas1 in #aigc1 ,knopf published the novel ,sula by ,toni ,morrison2 ,whereas1 in #aige1 ,toni ,morrison received the ,ohioana ,book ,award for ,sula1 which was also nominated for the ,american ,book ,award2 ,whereas1 from #aige to #aigg1 ,toni ,morrison was a visiting professor at ,yale ,university in ,new ,haven1 ,connecticut2 ,whereas1 in #aigg1 ,knopf published the novel ,song of ,solomon by ,toni ,morrison1 which was chosen as a ,book-of-the-,month selection the same year2 ,whereas1 in #aigh1 ,toni ,morrison received1 for ,song of ,solomon-- 7#a7 the ,national ,book ,critics ,circle ,award2 7#b7 the ,american ,academy and ,institute of ,arts and ,letters ,award2 7#c7 the ,oscar ,micheaux ,award2 and 7#d7 the ,cleveland ,arts ,prize for ,literature2 ,whereas1 in #aigi1 ,toni ,morrison was awarded the ,barnard ,medal of ,distinction from ,barnard ,college in ,new ,york ,city2 ,whereas1 from #aigi to #aihj1 ,toni ,morrison was a ,distinguished ,visiting ,lecturer at ,bard ,college in ,annandale-on-,hudson1 ,new ,york2 ,whereas1 in #aihj1 ,toni ,morrison was appointed by ,president ,jimmy ,carter to serve on the ,national ,council on the ,arts1 a position ,morrison held through #aihg2 ,whereas1 in #aiha-- 7#a7 ,knopf published the novel ,tar ,baby by ,toni ,morrison2 and 7#b7 ,toni ,morrison-- 7,a7 was elected to the ,american ,academy of ,arts and ,letters2 and 7,b7 received the ,langston ,hughes ,award from the ,city ,college of ,new ,york in ,new ,york ,city2 ,whereas1 in #aihc1 ,recitatif1 the only short story by ,toni ,morrison1 was published in ,confirmations3 ,an ,anthology of ,african ,american ,women ,writers2 ,whereas1 from #aihc to #aihd1 ,toni ,morrison was a ,distinguished ,visiting ,professor at ,rutgers ,university in ,new ,brunswick1 ,new ,jersey2 ,whereas1 from #aihd to #aihi1 ,toni ,morrison was the ,schweitzer ,professor of the ,humanities1 ,college of the ,humanities and ,fine ,arts1 at ,state ,university of ,new ,york in ,albany1 ,new ,york2 ,whereas1 in #aihe1 ,toni ,morrison joined the board of trustees of the ,new ,york ,public ,library2 ,whereas1 in #aihf1 ,toni ,morrison wrote ,dreaming ,emmett1 an unpublished play commissioned by the ,new ,york ,state ,writers ,institute1 for which ,morrison received the ,new ,york ,state ,governor's ,arts ,award the same year2 ,whereas1 in #aihg1 ,knopf published the novel ,beloved by ,toni ,morrison1 a portrait of a woman haunted by the legacy of slavery in post-,civil ,war ,ohio1 for which ,morrison received the ,anisfield ,wolf ,book ,award in ,race ,relations in #aihh2 ,whereas1 in #aihh1 ,toni ,morrison-- 7#a7 won the ,pulitzer ,prize for ,beloved2 7#b7 received1 for ,beloved-- 7,a7 the ,robert ,f4 ,kennedy ,book ,award2 7,b7 the ,melcher ,book ,award2 and 7,c7 the ,elmer ,holmes ,bobst ,award for ,fiction2 7#c7 received the ,ohioana ,career ,medal ,award2 and 7#d7 delivered the ,robert ,c4 ,tanner ,lecture on ,human ,values at the ,university of ,michigan2 ,whereas1 from #aihi to #bjjf1 ,toni ,morrison was the ,robert ,f4 ,goheen ,professor in the ,council of the ,humanities at ,princeton ,university in ,princeton1 ,new ,jersey1 where she was recognized with emeritus status in #bjjf2 ,whereas1 in #aiij1 ,toni ,morrison delivered-- 7#a7 the ,massey ,lectures at ,harvard ,university2 7#b7 the first ,chazen ,lecture at the ,university of ,wisconsin2 7#c7 a ,charter ,lecture at the ,university of ,georgia2 and 7#d7 the ,clark ,lectures at ,trinity ,college in ,cambridge1 ,england2 ,whereas1 in #aiia1 ,toni ,morrison was awarded the ,rosenberger ,medal at the ,university of ,chicago in ,chicago1 ,illinois2 ,whereas1 in #aiib-- 7#a7 ,knopf published the novel ,jazz by ,toni ,morrison2 7#b7 ,pantheon published ,race-ing ,justice1 ,en-gendering ,power3 ,essays on ,anita ,hill1 ,clarence ,thomas1 and the ,construction of ,social ,reality1 a collection edited by ,toni ,morrison2 and 7#c7 ,harvard ,university ,press published ,playing in the ,dark3 ,whiteness and the ,literary ,imagination by ,toni ,morrison2 ,whereas1 in #aiic1 ,toni ,morrison-- 7#a7 received the honor of ,commandeur de l',ordre des ,arts et des ,lettres1 a prestigious award for distinguished contributions to ,french and world culture2 7#b7 became the first ,african-,american woman to win the ,nobel ,prize in ,literature for being an author who in novels characterized by visionary force and poetic import1 gives life to an essential aspect of ,american reality2 7#c7 wrote the lyrics for the song cycle ,honey and ,rue with composer ,andr ,previn for ,kathleen ,battle1 a work commissioned by ,carnegie ,hall2 and 7#d7 founded the ,princeton ,atelier1 a studio arts program at ,princeton ,university that brings together students and visiting artists to explore the collaborative creative process2 ,whereas1 in #aiid1 ,toni ,morrison-- 7#a7 received-- 7,a7 the ,condorcet ,medal from the ,ecole ,normale ,suprierue in ,paris1 ,france2 and 7,b7 the ,pearl ,buck ,award from the ,pearl ,buck ,foundation2 7#b7 held the ,international ,condorcet ,chair at the ,ecole ,normale ,suprieure and the ,college de ,france in ,paris1 ,france2 and 7#c7 wrote lyrics for ,four ,songs with composer ,andr ,previn1 which was performed by ,sylvia ,mc,nair at ,carnegie ,hall2 ,whereas1 in #aiif1 ,toni ,morrison-- 7#a7 was awarded the ,national ,book ,foundation ,medal for ,distinguished ,contribution to ,american ,letters in ,new ,york ,city2 7#b7 was named the ,jefferson ,lecturer in the ,humanities by the ,national ,endowment for the ,humanities2 and 7#c7 delivered the keynote address at the #bejth ,anniversary ,convocation of ,princeton ,university2 ,whereas1 in #aiig1 ,toni ,morrison-- 7#a7 co-edited ,birth of a ,nation'hood3 ,gaze1 ,script1 and ,spectacle in the ,o4,j4 ,simpson ,case1 a collection of essays on the ,o4,j4 ,simpson case published by ,pantheon2 and 7#b7 wrote the lyrics for ,sweet ,talk with composer ,richard ,danielpour1 which was performed by ,jessye ,norman at ,carnegie ,hall2 ,whereas1 from #aiig to #bjjc1 ,toni ,morrison was the ,a4,d4 ,white ,professor-,at-,large at ,cornell ,university in ,ithaca1 ,new ,york2 ,whereas1 in #aiih-- 7#a7 ,knopf published the novel ,paradise by ,toni ,morrison2 and 7#b7 ,toni ,morrison wrote the lyrics for ,spirits in the ,well with composer ,richard ,danielpour1 which was performed by ,jessye ,norman at ,avery ,fisher ,hall2 ,whereas1 in #aiih-- 7#a7 the audio book ,beloved1 which was recorded by ,toni ,morrison1 received a ,grammy nomination for ,best ,spoken ,word ,album2 and 7#b7 ,toni ,morrison delivered-- 7,a7 the ,moffitt ,lecture at ,princeton ,university2 and 7,b7 the ,berliner ,lektionen at the ,theater ,berlin2 ,whereas1 in #aiii1 ,toni ,morrison-- 7#a7 received the ,ohioana ,book ,award for ,fiction2 and 7#b7 co-authored with her son1 ,slade ,morrison1 ,the ,big ,box1 which was published by ,hyperion2 ,whereas1 in #bjjj1 ,toni ,morrison-- 7#a7 wrote the lyrics for woman4life4song with composer ,judith ,weir1 which was performed by ,jessye ,norman at ,carnegie ,hall2 and 7#b7 was awarded the ,national ,humanities ,medal2 ,whereas1 in #bjja1 ,toni ,morrison-- 7#a7 received-- 7,a7 the ,pell ,award for ,lifetime ,achievement in the ,arts2 and 7,b7 the ,cavore ,prize in ,turin1 ,italy2 7#b7 was honored at the ,fete du ,livre organized by ,les ,ecritures ,croises at the ,cit du ,livre in ,aix-en-,provence1 ,france2 and 7#c7 delivered a lecture at a lecture series sponsored by the ,united ,nations ,secretary ,general2 ,whereas1 in #bjjb1 ,toni ,morrison-- 7#a7 delivered the ,alexander ,lectures at the ,university of ,toronto2 and 7#b7 wrote the libretto for ,margaret ,garner with composer ,richard ,danielpour1 an opera that was co-commissioned by-- 7,a7 the ,michigan ,opera ,theatre2 7,b7 the ,cincinnati ,opera2 and 7,c7 the ,opera ,company of ,philadelphia2 ,whereas1 in #bjjc-- 7#a7 ,toni ,morrison received the ,docteur ,honoris ,causa from the ,ecole ,normale ,suprieure in ,paris1 ,france2 and 7#b7 ,knopf published the novel ,love by ,toni ,morrison2 ,whereas1 in #bjjd1 ,toni ,morrison-- 7#a7 delivered the ,amnesty ,international ,lecture in ,edinburgh1 ,scotland2 7#b7 received the ,arts and ,communities award from the ,academy of ,culture in ,paris1 ,france2 and 7#c7 received the ,image ,award for ,outstanding ,literary ,work in ,fiction from the ,national ,association for the ,advancement of ,colored ,people2 ,whereas1 in #bjje1 ,toni ,morrison-- 7#a7 received-- 7,a7 the ,du ,bois ,medal from the ,w4,e4,b4 ,du,bois ,institute in ,cambridge1 ,massachusetts2 and 7,b7 the ,coretta ,scott ,king ,award from the ,american ,library ,association2 and 7#b7 was awarded a doctor of letters from ,oxford ,university in ,oxford1 ,england2 ,whereas1 in #bjjf-- 7#a7 the ,new ,york ,times rated ,beloved by ,toni ,morrison as the ,best ,work of ,american ,fiction of the ,last #be ,years2 and 7#b7 ,toni ,morrison-- 7,a7 through the ,grand ,invit program of the ,muse du ,louvre in ,paris1 ,france1 was the ,guest ,curator of the ,muse du ,louvre2 and 7,b7 was named a ,life ,trustee of the ,new ,york ,public ,library2 ,whereas1 in #bjjg1 ,toni ,morrison was awarded-- 7#a7 the ,docteur ,honoris ,causa from the ,universit ,paris ,sorbonne - ,paris ,,iv in ,paris1 ,france2 and 7#b7 the ,radcliffe ,institute ,medal from the ,radcliffe ,institute for ,advanced ,study at ,harvard ,university in ,cambridge1 ,massachusetts2 ,whereas1 in #bjjh1 ,knopf published the novel ,a ,mercy by ,toni ,morrison2 ,whereas1 in #bjaj1 ,toni ,morrison received the ,chevalier ,ordre ,national de la ,legion d'honneur1 the highest national order of merit in ,france2 ,whereas1 in #bjaa1 ,toni ,morrison wrote the play ,desdemona1 which premiered in ,vienna1 ,austria2 ,whereas1 in #bjab-- 7#a7 ,toni ,morrison delivered the ,ingersoll ,lecture at the ,harvard ,divinity ,school in ,cambridge1 ,massachusetts2 7#b7 ,knopf published the novel ,home by ,toni ,morrison2 and 7#c7 ,president ,barack ,obama awarded the ,presidential ,medal of ,freedom1 the highest civilian honor of the ,united ,states1 to ,toni ,morrison for her literary work and legacy as one of our nation's most celebrated novelists2 ,whereas1 in #bjad1 ,toni ,morrison received the ,ivan ,sandrof ,lifetime ,achievement ,award from the ,national ,book ,critics ,circle2 ,whereas1 in #bjae1 ,knopf published the novel ,god ,help the ,child by ,toni ,morrison2 ,whereas1 in #bjaf-- 7#a7 ,toni ,morrison was the ,charles ,e4 ,norton ,professor at ,harvard ,university in ,cambridge1 ,massachusetts2 7#b7 the ,american ,academy of ,arts and ,sciences awarded ,toni ,morrison the ,emerson-,thoreau ,medal for her distinguished achievement in the field of literature2 and 7#c7 ,toni ,morrison received the ,,pen_/,saul ,bellow ,award for ,achievement in ,american ,fiction2 ,whereas1 in #bjag-- 7#a7 ,harvard ,university ,press published ,the ,origin of ,others by ,toni ,morrison1 which was based on the ,charles ,eliot ,norton ,lectures presented by ,morrison at ,harvard ,university in #bjaf2 7#b7 ,toni ,morrison delivered the keynote address at the ,princeton ,slavery ,project ,symposium2 and 7#c7 ,princeton ,university dedicated the naming of ,morrison ,hall in honor of ,toni ,morrison1 who was the ,robert ,f4 ,goheen ,professor in the ,humanities1 ,emeritus1 at ,princeton ,university2 ,whereas1 in #bjai-- 7#a7 ,knopf published ,the ,source of ,self-,regard3 ,selected ,essays1 ,speeches1 and ,meditations by ,toni ,morrison2 and 7#b7 the ,american ,academy of ,arts and ,letters awarded ,toni ,morrison a ,gold ,medal for distinguished achievement in the field of literature2 ,whereas the invaluable contributions of ,toni ,morrison to literature in the ,united ,states during a career that spanned more than #e decades will inform generations of authors1 scholars1 teachers1 and students in the ,united ,states and around the world2 and ,whereas1 on ,august #e1 #bjai1 at the age of #hh1 ,toni ,morrison died1 leaving a legacy of a visionary literature that-- 7#a7 is extraordinary for the freshness of its narrative strategies and procedures2 and 7#b7 is dedicated to dramatizing the complex humanity and art of ,black people3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 extends heartfelt sympathy to the family of ,toni ,morrison on the occasion of her death2 7#b7 recognizes ,toni ,morrison as-- 7,a7 one of the most formidable scholars1 educators1 and authors of the ,united ,states2 and 7,b7 a writer of the stature of other great literary figures of the ,united ,states1 such as-- 7i7 ,nathaniel ,hawthorne2 7ii7 ,ralph ,waldo ,emerson2 7iii7 ,herman ,melville2 7iv7 ,walt ,whitman2 7v7 ,mark ,twain2 and 7vi7 ,william ,faulkner2 7#c7 honors the life of ,toni ,morrison and the achievements of ,toni ,morrison in humanities and literature2 and 7#d7 expresses deep appreciation for the exceptional and vital work of ,toni ,morrison1 including-- 7,a7 the vehemence of the work2 7,b7 the uncensored exploration of race in the ,united ,states that the work presented2 and 7,c7 the enduring impact the work has had1 and will continue to have1 on the ,united ,states4