![Toni Morrison memorial featured eulogies by Oprah Winfrey, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Angela Davis, and more. Toni Morrison memorial featured eulogies by Oprah Winfrey, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Angela Davis, and more.](https://compote.slate.com/images/dff93397-bb05-46d1-88f5-208eb7d79af6.jpeg?crop=1560%2C1040%2Cx0%2Cy0)
Toni Morrison memorial featured eulogies by Oprah Winfrey, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Angela Davis, and more.
![Thomas Allen Harris | Amiri Baraka, Maya Angelou & Toni Morrison at James Baldwin's Funeral at Cathedral of St. John the Divine c.1987 (1987) | Artsy Thomas Allen Harris | Amiri Baraka, Maya Angelou & Toni Morrison at James Baldwin's Funeral at Cathedral of St. John the Divine c.1987 (1987) | Artsy](https://d7hftxdivxxvm.cloudfront.net/?resize_to=fit&width=800&height=570&quality=80&src=https%3A%2F%2Fd32dm0rphc51dk.cloudfront.net%2F48XUSIcRsFCovQEPvZtCYQ%2Fnormalized.jpg)
Thomas Allen Harris | Amiri Baraka, Maya Angelou & Toni Morrison at James Baldwin's Funeral at Cathedral of St. John the Divine c.1987 (1987) | Artsy
![Toni Morrison dead at 88: 'Beloved' author captured tragic and joyful complexion of life and race - Los Angeles Times Toni Morrison dead at 88: 'Beloved' author captured tragic and joyful complexion of life and race - Los Angeles Times](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/881df3f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4145x2752+0+0/resize/1440x956!/quality/80/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbd%2F34%2F91dfc4d54b3097f9ec518d0d35f6%2Fgettyimages-105856777.jpg)
Toni Morrison dead at 88: 'Beloved' author captured tragic and joyful complexion of life and race - Los Angeles Times
![Toni Morrison dead at 88: 'Beloved' author captured tragic and joyful complexion of life and race - Los Angeles Times Toni Morrison dead at 88: 'Beloved' author captured tragic and joyful complexion of life and race - Los Angeles Times](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f32117f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4256x2832+0+0/resize/1440x958!/quality/80/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F28%2F78%2Fe8a91e3c4b6fb2f3b8e6dd8ee08e%2Fgettyimages-106696773.jpg)
Toni Morrison dead at 88: 'Beloved' author captured tragic and joyful complexion of life and race - Los Angeles Times
![Toni Morrison dead at 88: 'Beloved' author captured tragic and joyful complexion of life and race - Los Angeles Times Toni Morrison dead at 88: 'Beloved' author captured tragic and joyful complexion of life and race - Los Angeles Times](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3557c61/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2040x1351+0+0/resize/1440x954!/quality/80/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffe%2F5e%2Fcea93d6445e2b72078e0cf5494b3%2Fls.00.14.Morrison1.dc.5.Q.jpg)
Toni Morrison dead at 88: 'Beloved' author captured tragic and joyful complexion of life and race - Los Angeles Times
![N'Kosi O. on Twitter: "Amiri Baraka. Dr. Maya Angelou. Prof. Toni Morrison. All attending James Baldwin's funeral. All four reunited. All wearing their crowns. These Black literary geniuses, reshaped literature, & they N'Kosi O. on Twitter: "Amiri Baraka. Dr. Maya Angelou. Prof. Toni Morrison. All attending James Baldwin's funeral. All four reunited. All wearing their crowns. These Black literary geniuses, reshaped literature, & they](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EBTxoWqWwAAVzxj.jpg)