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Ella Barksdale Brown

1871–1966

United States

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Ella Barksdale Brown (June 22, 1871 – November 7, 1966) was an American anti-lynching advocate, activist, educator, suffragette and journalist. She was a member of the first graduating class of Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia.

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