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The Black Lit Network is designed to make information and ideas about African American literature widely available. It is designed to address several basic yet enduring questions: What’s good African American literature to read? What’s the story behind famous publications by black writers? What’s the relationship of one work to dozens of other works? What key terms assist us in understanding the works of black writers?

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Toni Morrison's Beloved
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Chloe

Chloe Anthony Wofford Morrison, known as Toni Morrison, was an American novelist. Her first novel,The Bluest Eye, was published in 1970. The critically acclaimed Song of Solomon brought her national attention and won the National Book Critics Circle Award.