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“No one color can describe the various and varied complexions in our group. They range from the deep black to the fairest white with all the colors of the rainbow thrown in for good measure. When twenty or thirty of us meet, it is as hard to find three or four with the same complexion as it would be catch greased lightning in a bottle.”

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Mary Church Terrell
Mary Church Terrell

Mary Church Terrell was an American civil rights activist, educator, and social reformer, born on September 23, 1863, and died on July 24, 1954. She dedicated herself to the cause of racial equality and women's rights, making significant contributions to the field of education. more

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