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Mary Frances Early: The Quiet Trailblazer

Mary Frances Early: The Quiet Trailblazer

This documentary film, narrated by esteemed journalist Monica Pearson, traces Mary Frances Early’s integral role in the desegregation of the University of Georgia and her triumph as the first African American graduate. The documentary also covers Early’s formative years and illuminates her superior academic and professional achievements.

Mary Frances Early: The Quiet Trailblazer is a local public television program presented by GPB

Mary Frances Early: The Quiet Trailblazer

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The untold story of the first African American graduate of the University of Georgia. (57m 34s)

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