biography
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| female
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| lived:
| (1854–1933)
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| biography:
| Educator, born in Macon, Georgia, USA. Her parents were independent-minded slaves who purchased their freedom. After graduating from Atlanta University (1873), she founded the ground-breaking Haines Normal and Industrial Institute in Augusta for African-American children. She devoted her life to providing education for and improving the living conditions of African-Americans. |
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