Baby Suggs
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Baby Suggs is a formerly enslaved spiritual matriarch in Toni Morrison’s novel "Beloved," known for preaching self-love and healing to her Black community.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baby Suggs canonical | 11 |
| Baby Suggs (formerly) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ supporting character ⓘ |
| ageDescriptor | elderly ⓘ |
| aliases | Baby Suggs, holy ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Beloved
ⓘ
the film adaptation of Beloved ⓘ |
| associatedLocationInText | the Clearing ⓘ |
| causeOfDespair |
Sethe’s infanticide and its aftermath
ⓘ
trauma of slavery ⓘ |
| characterArc | moves from hope and public ministry to withdrawal and despair ⓘ |
| creator | Toni Morrison ⓘ |
| familyRelation |
grandmother of Denver
ⓘ
mother of Halle Suggs ⓘ mother-in-law of Sethe ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1987 ⓘ |
| formerStatus | enslaved person ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leading community gatherings in the Clearing
ⓘ
preaching healing ⓘ preaching self-love ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
African American literature
ⓘ
surface form:
African-American literature
|
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodiment of communal healing
ⓘ
spiritual center of the Black community ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | African American ⓘ |
| occupation |
preacher
ⓘ
spiritual leader ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Beah Richards ⓘ |
| race | Black ⓘ |
| receivesFreedomFrom | Halle Suggs ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Christian-influenced spirituality ⓘ |
| religiousRole | unordained preacher ⓘ |
| residence | 124 Bluestone Road ⓘ |
| setting |
Cincinnati
ⓘ
surface form:
Cincinnati, Ohio
|
| socialRole | matriarch ⓘ |
| status | formerly enslaved ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Black spiritual autonomy
ⓘ
the possibility of healing from historical trauma ⓘ unconditional love ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
community solidarity
ⓘ
healing from slavery ⓘ self-love ⓘ spiritual resistance ⓘ |
| workGenre |
historical fiction
ⓘ
magical realism ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.