The American Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison dedicated her life as a writer to the issues of race and racism. Now, she addresses the topic of racism in America with insightful, piercingly clear words. The six texts presented here are based on lectures given at Harvard University in the summer of 2016. They are reflections on race and racism that mirror the divisions within American society and gain urgent relevance due to the election of a divisive president and the increasing, unabashed everyday racism. How and when does the concept of being "other" arise? It is not innate, after all. Toni Morrison answers this question with personal memories from her childhood, shares her own family and professional experiences, and discusses real cases that inspired her novels.