Learn about Mary Church Terrell, American social activist who was cofounder and first president of the National Association of Colored Women. She was an early civil rights advocate, an educator, an author, and a lecturer on woman suffrage and rights for African Americans.

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civil rights activist, encyclopedia britannica: guide to black history: mary eliza church terrell, national association of colored women, mary church terrell

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)