On Wednesday, September 21st, the Toni Morrison Society placed its sixth Bench by the Road in front of the Lisner Auditorium on the campus of the George Washington University in Washington, D. C. The Bench, donated by Scott and Evelyn Schreiber, was placed in recognition of the end of racial discrimination at the auditorium, which denied the admissions of African Americans in its audience. Toni Morrison; Steven Knapp, President of George Washington University; Vincent Gray, Mayor of Washington D.C.; and Kwame Brown, Chair of the D.C. City Council; Carolyn Denard, Board Chair of the Toni Morrison Society; and Scott and Evelyn Schreiber were among those who spoke during the ceremony. Members of the Toni Morrison Society assisted with the unveiling of the bench, and the Voice Gospel Choir of George Washington University sang a medley of spirituals and freedom songs to close the program.
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Toni Morrison Reads from A Mercy and her forthcoming novel, Home, at Lisner Auditorium.