We extend to her a cordial welcome, we offer her our hearty… - Mary Church Terrell

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We extend to her a cordial welcome, we offer her our hearty support. In suppressing Miss Wells paper, the Free Speech, tyranny has wrought a good work of which it little dreamed. The fetters placed upon truth in the South are here transformed into weapons against itself.

Mary Church Terrell

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Mary Church Terrell (September 23, 1863 – July 24, 1954) was one of the first African-American women to earn a college degree, and became known as a national activist for civil rights and suffrage.

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Alternative Names: Mary Eliza Church Terrell • Mary Eliza Church

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