frank perkins
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American Achiever: Sojourner Truth
(06:08)
From: New Visions, New Voices
In May 1851, a group of women gathered at a conference in Akron, Ohio after having unsuccessfully petitioned the Ohio Constitutional Convention of 1850 to 1851 to give women ...
American Achiever: Maria Stewart
(05:45)
From: New Visions, New Voices
Born as a free Black in Connecticut in 1803, Maria Stewart would make history on September 21, 1832 when she became the earliest known American woman to lecture in public. ...
American Achiever: Henry Highland Garnet
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From: New Visions, New Voices
An advocate of militant abolitionism, and renowned for his skills as a public speaker, Henry Highland Garnet advocated armed insurrection as the best way to end American ...
American Achiever: Harriet Tubman
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From: New Visions, New Voices
Harriet Tubman would become known as the Moses of her people for serving as an abolitionist and as the chief conductor of the Underground Railroad. This production features ...
