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"What we need today in the onward march of humanity is a public sentiment in favor of common justice and simple mercy." -- Frances Ellen Watkins Harper #tdih 1875 on need to organize to challenge white supremacist violence.
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April 14, 1875: Frances Harper on Grassroots Organizing During Reconstruction
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper spoke in Philadelphia at the Centennial Anniversary of the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery, urging African Americans to continue organizing for...