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...Morrison used the issue of race as a springboard for a discussion of the evolution of relations between white women and black women in literature...
...Morrison began by talking about the role black women played as surrogate mothers, or "ubiquitous mammies" to white women. The dynamics of these relationships, she said, were most evident in farewell scenes in books like...
...Morrison, the portrayal of these relationships and the language used to describe them changed dramatically during the 1940s and 1950s, as evidenced in the works of authors like Carson McCullers and Harper...
...Surely the Harlem Renaissance and the introduction of minority voices had a share in these changes," Morrison said...
...Morrison finished her lecture by speaking about the opportunities that she feels currently exist for literature...