Chloe Anthony Wofford, also known as Toni Morrison, was born on February 18, 1931 in Loraine, Ohio. Morrison is the second of four children of 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 thought it would be a wonderful opportunity for their family to move to the North to escape racial inequality, although their South African heritage would remain. As a child, Morrison grew up in a fairly integrated neighborhood and was not fully aware of the racial inequalities that exist. "When I was in first grade, no one thought I was inferior. I was the only black person in the 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 well-known racist after hearing stories about white adults during his childhood. "My father was racist. As a child in Georgia, he received shocking impressions from white adults....