Chloe Anthony Wofford, also and commonly known as Toni Morrison, was born on February 18, 1931 in Loraine, Ohio. Morrison is the second of four children, to George Wofford, a shipyard worker, and Ramah Willis Wofford, a choir singer. Morrison's father worked three jobs to provide the best for his family. Mr and Mrs Wofford believed it would be a wonderful opportunity for their family to move North to escape racial inequalities, even though their South African heritage would remain. As a child, Morrison grew up in a fairly integrated neighborhood and was not entirely aware of the racial inequalities taking place. "When I was in first grade, no one thought I was inferior. I was the only black in class and the only kid who could read." Morrison had many friends of other races and was not exposed to discrimination until her teens, when she began dating. Mr Wofford was a known racist after being told stories about white adults during his childhood. "My father was a racist. As a child in Georgia, he received shocking impressions of white adults...