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Quote by Mary Church Terrell

“To the lack of incentive to effort, which is the awful shadow under which we live, may be traced the wreck and ruin of scores of colored youth.”

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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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