She was a Civil Rights Activist and Co-Founder of the NAACP
Mary Church Terrell was a suffragist, civil rights activist and co-founder of the NAACP.
She was a Civil Rights Activist and Co-Founder of the NAACP American Masters
Mary Church Terrell (1863-1954) became a national leader as founder of the National Association of Colored Women, coining its motto “Lifting As We Climb,” while also serving as a founding member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and actively wrote and spoke out about lynching and segregation throughout her life.
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