Mary Church Terrell & the Black "Mammy" Statue
May 23, 2021
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May 23, 2021
Mary Church Terrell & the Black "Mammy" Statue
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Summary
University of Delaware professor Alison Parker teaches a class about activist Mary Church Terrell's 1923 fight against the United Daughters of the Confederacy's attempt to erect a black "Mammy" statue in Washington, D.C. She describes how Terrell, a civil rights activist and suffragist, organized opposition and successfully prevented this "Lost Cause" statue from being built.
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