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May 14th in African American History – Clara Stanton Jones

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May 14, 1913 Clara Stanton Jones, the first African American director of a major city public library, was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Jones earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Spelman College in 1934 and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Library Science in 1938 from the University of Michigan. Between 1938 and 1944, […]

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May 14th in African American History – Cecil Eric Lincoln

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May 14, 2000 Cecil Eric Lincoln, educator, writer, sociologist and minister, died. Lincoln was born June 23, 1924 in Athens, Alabama. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from LeMoyne College in 1947, his Master of Arts degree from Fisk University in 1954, his Bachelor of Divinity degree from the University of Chicago Divinity School […]

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