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The Toni Morrison Society is an official author society of the American Literature Association. Its membership consists of scholars and readers of Toni Morrison's works from around the world.  The Society's mission is to initiate, sponsor, and encourage critical dialog, scholarship, publications, conferences, and other projects devoted to the study of the life and works of Toni Morrison. 


This website includes information about the history, organization, programs, events, and resources of the Toni Morrison Society. We invite you to browse the site freely for information about the work and upcoming events of the Society and to make use of the bibliographic resources. We also invite you to join the Society and make a tax-deductible contribution to support our on-going scholarly and community outreach programs that focus on the works of Toni Morrison.  Founded in 1993, the Society is a registered, tax-exempt organization. 

Bench by the Road Project

Society Places Second Bench in Oberlin, Ohio

Photo: Hilary Solan

The Bench by the Road Project is a Memorial History Project of the Toni Morrison Society established to commerate important, unmarked sites important in African American history in the United States and abroad. For more information about the Bench by the Road Project, including placing a Bench in your community click here.

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