For a number of years there has been a righteous discontent… - Nannie Helen Burroughs

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For a number of years there has been a righteous discontent, a burning zeal to go forward in His name among the Baptist women of our churches and it will be the dynamic force in the religious campaign at the opening of the 20th century.

Nannie Helen Burroughs

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Nannie Helen Burroughs (May 2 1879 – May 20 1961) was an influential African American, author, educator, orator, and religious leader.

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