Mary Church Terrell papers, 1851-1962

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Mary Church Terrell papers, 1851-1962

1851-1962 (bulk 1886-1954)

https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009311

African-American civil rights leader, lecturer, and educator. Correspondence, diaries, printed material, clippings, speeches and writings, and other papers focusing primarily on Terrell's career as an advocate of women's rights and equal treatment for African Americans.

13,000 items ; 51 containers plus 1 oversize ; 22.5 linear feet ; 34 microfilm reels

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Terrell, Phyllis, 1898-1989

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Phyllis Terrell Langston (April 2, 1898 - August 1989) was a suffragist and civil rights activist. She worked alongside her mother, Mary Church Terrell, in the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs and the White House pickets during demonstrations made by the National Woman's Party. Phyllis Terrell was born on April 2, 1898 in Washington, DC to Mary Church Terrell, an activist and civic leader, and Robert H. Terrell, the first Black municipal court judge in D.C., and was appointed by ...