Three female civil rights pioneers
Pamela Roberts discusses her research into three women activists of Washington’s ‘black elite’

Pamela Roberts discusses her research on Mary Church Terrell, Rosetta Lawson and Josephine Wilson Bruce – three women activists of Washington’s ‘black elite’ who visited Britain in the early 20th century and campaigned on issues including women’s rights, civil rights, temperance and education.
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