How did toni Morrison get the name toni Morrison?

Answer 1

Toni Morrison was born Chloe Ardelia Wofford. She adopted the name "Toni" when she entered school, as her classmates found her birth name difficult to pronounce. She later added "Morrison" when she married Harold Morrison.

Answer 2

Her birth name was Chloe Wofford. She began using "Toni" because it was a nickname of her patron saint, St. Anthony; at age 12, she joined the Catholic church, and Anthony became her baptismal name. She got the name Morrison when she married an architect named Harold Morrison; they divorced six years later, but she continued to use his last name.

Answer 3

Toni Morrison changed the world by becoming the greatest writer of the 20th and the 21st century

Answer 4

First african american to write a novel