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Charles and Bettie Birthright

1833–1912

United States

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Charles and Bettie Birthright were an African American married couple who lived in Clarkton, Dunklin County, Missouri, United States, who became philanthropists. Born into slavery and freed after the Civil War, they became landowners and community figures in Dunkling County. They supported local institutions, including funding for school buildings.

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