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Carrie A. Tuggle
1858–1924
United States
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Carrie A. Tuggle (May 28, 1858 – November 5, 1924) was an American educator, philanthropist, and social activist. After emancipation, she sought for equality in education, and the right to exercise voting rights in Birmingham, Alabama. She established Tuggle Institute, a local boarding school for Black children who were destitute orphans and juvenile defendants and were given free education.
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