# @howard1867 on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/B01M-Qmnxim
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/16485866-howard1867-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2019-08-06T17:41:51.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Howard University (@howard1867) — https://gondola.cc/howard1867

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Toni Morrison was a gift to the world.
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Her life was emblematic of the infinite opportunities that are made possible at Howard University.
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Chloe Anthony Wofford was a student at Howard from 1949-1953, during which time she assumed the nickname, “Toni”. In addition to her academic pursuits in the departments of English and classics, she was a member of the Modern Dance Club, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, and the Howard Players. Following graduation, Morrison became a professor in the Department of English and made a monumental impact as a young, Black woman faculty member.
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Ms. Morrison was also the Howard University Charter Day speaker in 1995 and received an honorary doctorate of humane letters. In 1979, she received a Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award. On April 5, 2019, the Toni Morrison Society presented Howard with the 25th bench placement from the Bench by the Road Project, during their 25th anniversary.
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Though she has left this Earth, Morrison’s contributions to the art form of literature are memorialized through the halls of this institution—in the minds and hearts of countless students, faculty, staff and alumni and will never be forgotten.
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Our heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, loved ones and the entire Howard University community as we celebrate the life and legacy of the legendary Toni Morrison, '53.💙❤️ #HowardForever
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