by caroljacobsen.org | Jan 16, 2022 | Fighting for Equality
ππππ π¦πππ£π£ππ₯π (1851-1915) Ella Shepard, soprano, pianist and reformer, was the matriarch of the Fisk Jubilee Singers and also a confidante of Frederick Douglass. She was born a slave in 1851 on Andrew Jacksonβs Hermitage plantation and was a biracial relation of...
by caroljacobsen.org | Jan 16, 2022 | Fighting for Equality
Susan King Taylor 1848-1912 Susie King Taylor is known for being the first Black nurse during the American Civil War. Besides nursing the wounded of the 1st South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Taylor was the first Black woman to self-publish her memoirs. She...
by caroljacobsen.org | Jan 16, 2022 | Fighting for Equality
Eartha and Clara White Eartha Mary Magdalene White (1876-1974) was born near Jacksonville, Florida, the thirteenth child of former slaves. She was soon adopted by Clara and Lafayette White, who were themselves also former slaves. Lafayette, a laborer and wagon driver,...
