#OnThisDay in 1988, Toni Morrison won a Pulitzer Prize for her novel “Beloved.” The novel, which was set in the years following the Civil War, was inspired by the life of Margaret Garner, an African American woman who escaped enslavement in Kentucky in 1856. #WomensHistoryMonth
@NMAAHC @rpwestcott This is why blacks history is important
@NMAAHC This was one of the most difficult books I ever read. So much pain....
@NMAAHC I Knew There Was A Reason I Needed To Be In KY, 30yrs - Wait...I May Have MisUnderstood. Since 2006, Women Have Been Passionate About My Not Having Friends, Or Money. UnEmployment People Offer Education, & I'm Not A Resident Of IN, So, There's No FinancialAssistance. Am I Stuck?!
@NMAAHC That novel was a trip! Everyone should read this!