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Why should you read Toni Morrison’s “Beloved”? - Yen Pham

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Two tiny handprints stamped into a cake. A mirror that shatters without warning. A trail of cracker crumbs strewn along the floor. Everyone at 124 Bluestone Road knows their home is haunted— but there’s no mystery about the spirit tormenting them. So begins “Beloved,” Toni Morrison’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama. Yen Pham digs into the novel's exploration of the dehumanizing effects of slavery.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Yen Pham
Director
Héloïse Dorsan Rachet
Narrator
Christina Greer
Sound Designer
Spencer Ward
Music
Salil Bhayani
Director of Production
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Director
Alex Rosenthal
Producer
Bethany Cutmore-Scott
Editorial Producer
Dan Kwartler
Script Editor
Iseult Gillespie
Fact-Checker
Eden Girma

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