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Callie House

1861–1928

United States

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Callie House (1861–1928) was a leader of the National Ex-Slave Mutual Relief, Bounty and Pension Association, one of the first organizations to campaign for reparations for slavery in the United States. She was prosecuted for her efforts to secure reparations and was jailed after her conviction by an all white male jury.

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