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Sat, 18 Oct 2025 18:37:49 +0000

Mary Church Terrell: The Woman Who Fought Jim Crow Before It Had a Name

Born in 1863 to parents who had been enslaved, Mary Church Terrell grew up in a world that claimed freedom but practiced Jim Crow.

She became one of the first Black women in the U.S. to earn a college degree. And she used it like a weapon.