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TJs Things

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historic things

  • Weekend Edition

    I’ll be doing two of these for the Weekends. – TJ Juanita Kidd Stout First Black Woman on a State Supreme Court Juanita Kidd Stout was one of America’s most respected judges. Her career has been marked by a series of unprecedented accomplishments including her appointment in 1988 as the first black woman to serve… Read more

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  • Charlotte E. Ray (Fraim)

    Charlotte E. Ray became the first black American woman and only the third woman of any race, admitted to the practice of law in the United States. She earned a special reputation as an authority on corporation law. Born in New York City on January 13, 1850, she was one of seven children of Charles… Read more

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  • Ellen Craft

    Along with her husband, William Craft, Ellen Craft is known for having made what was probably the most dramatic escape from slavery ever recorded, told by William in his book Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom (1860). Ellen later became an active abolitionist and a school founder.She was born in Clinton, Georgia, in 1826, the… Read more

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  • Mary Ann Shadd Cary

    As a racial activist, writer, editor, speaker, educator and sufragette, Mary Ann Shadd Cary fought on many fronts to achieve equality for all black men and women. She became best known for her pathbreaking roles as the first black woman newspaper editor and one of the earliest black women lecturers in North American History.Born Mary… Read more

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