Toni Morrison writes a story about African Americans and the problems they went through in the early 1930s. It shows a little bit of the history of African Americans in his novel Song of Solomon. Toni Morrison wants readers to understand what was happening to black families in the United States in the 1930s and beyond. In the novel, Morrison identifies many real events that played crucial roles in African American history. In this article I will explain the events of the story and how these events are real events and how critics have reacted to its story. The first event I recognized was in Chapter 3, when Tommy from the hospital was talking to Milkman and Guitar. He said, "And you'll have no ship under you to sail on, no train to run on, and you can join the 332nd if you want and shoot down a thousand German planes all by yourself and land in Hitler's backyard and whipping. do it with your own hands, but you will never have four stars on the front of your shirt, or even three. " (Morrison 60) The American double standard is explained in depth by Railroad Tommy. Black Americans served in the battle to protect this country. When they returned, no act of heroism is accepted or even honored by this nation they risked their lives for. Guitar later tells us about veterans who were not only ignored by the American people when they returned from the war, but were also lynched by them Now when Morrison talks about the. 332nd, it refers to the Tuskegee Airmen. The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African-American pilots in the history of the United States Army. They flew with merit during World War II in many American states, the Jim Crow law. was still respected...... middle of paper ...... is also a novel that was released to both critical and mainstream success It was the first African-American novel since Native Son to chart. in the main selection of the book of the month club and it won the National Book Critics Circle Award. This novel was very informative for many reasons. It shows the reader the African American family and how difficult it is for many African American families to find a family tree. "A reason to rejoice... a remarkable novel that bursts with life... beautiful, funny, extremely moving, enchanting, full of expertly crafted mysteries. It is the best novel about the black experience in America since "Invisible Man". ... " (Club News Book of the Month) This quote shows how Toni Morrison, as a writer, had a great impact on black America. It also exposed many people to a different view of family and how a man can possibly build himself with it..