Black History Month Vault: Toni Morrison wins Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993

PRINCETON, New Jersey (WABC) -- Novelist Toni Morrison, who was a professor at Princeton University, became the first Black American and only eighth woman to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.

This report, filed by Eyewitness News reporter David Novarro, shows her reacting to the news on Princeton's campus on Oct. 7, 1993.

Roz Abrams introduces this report from the WABC-TV archive. Channel 7, together with our sponsor TD Bank, highlights key moments as part of our celebration of Black History Month.