One of the most intriguing and dedicated figures to emerge in the struggle for African American rights after slavery is Anna Julia Cooper. Cooper lived to be 105 years old, witnessing the Civil War, R...
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When Anna Julia Cooper died at the age of 105 in 1964, she left behind accomplishments remarkable for anyone, let alone a woman of color at a time when social taboos, laws, and even attitudes of fello...
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