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Kimberly Renee
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Nora Douglas | Musical Pioneer & Founder of National Assoc. of Negro Musicians
Composer, singer, performer, and music critic Nora Holt (1885-1974) earned a master's degree in music at the Chicago Musical College,...
Kimberly Renee
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Pauli Murray | Legal Pioneer & Social Activist
Civil rights activist and legal scholar Anna Pauline “Pauli” Murray (1910-1985) played a critical role in many prominent human rights...
Kimberly Renee
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Frances Ellen Watkins Harper | Abolitionist and Author
Orphaned at the age of three, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (1825-1911) would go on to become an influential abolitionist, suffrage...
Kimberly Renee
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Maggie Lena Walker | First Black Woman to Found a Bank
More than fifteen years before women had the right to vote, Maggie Lena Walker (1864-1934) became the first Black woman to start a bank...
Kimberly Renee
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Floyd Joseph Calvin | Host of First Black Radio Show
At the height of radio broadcasting, Floyd Joseph Calvin (1902-1939) became the host of the first radio show that targeted an African...
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