Toni Morrison, a black woman writer, was the first black to receive the honour of noble prize, which is a validation of her personal achievements, the artistry of African-American literature. She has a deep insight into the psyche of the blacks and the problems of the black world. She writes about the blacks because she has experienced the black world from very near by participating in it. However, her humanistic vision transcends both colour and creed as her stories present the socio-psychological realities of human life under duress. She, in her works, tries to make a connection between history and personal and cultural memories to participate in the formation of the Black community’s identity. The author, also, illustrates how the African American identity could be reconstructed through its own cultural heritage and social structure. She depicts an enormous and horrific context which is the period of slavery and reconstruction. After the abolition of slavery, the psyches of the characters are filled with traumatic experiences that they faced during slavery, which have influenced their personalities and damaged their relations with themselves. Key words: Slavery, exploitation, black women, history, racism.