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Sojourner Truth (1797-1883) Orator, Women’s Rights Activist Born Isabella in 1797 in Ulster County, New…

Mary Church Terrell (1863 – 1954) was one of the first African-American women to earn…

Bessie Smith (1894 –  1937) was an American blues singer. Sometimes referred to as The…

Robert Smalls (1839–1915) was an enslaved African American who, during and after the American Civil…

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