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African American

akraven

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1. My daughter, as part of "Black History Month" had to write an essay.

Reply to Kind of Blue (Original post)

Thu Apr 4, 2019, 12:26 PM

Apr 2019

We DUG into library records, etc. DEEP. My precious didn't want "ordinary" (Tubman, King, etc.) and found this lady in an old old record in Birmingham.

My sweetness won first prize and was the only white kid invited to read her essay at the BHM dinner.

This woman was so amazing - more is available at the Birmingham (AL) Public Library!!

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My daughter, as part of "Black History Month" had to write an essay. akraven Apr 2019 #1

Wow! Wow! Wow! Kind of Blue Apr 2019 #2

Well, it was in Birmingham and the Museum had just opened - it's been years, akraven Apr 2019 #3

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