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New Organization Supports Black Women at U of C

Clip: 6/20/2021 | 6m 22sVideo has Closed Captions

We meet two leaders of the Georgiana Rose Organization social group.

In 1921, Georgiana Rose Simpson became America’s first black woman to graduate with a Ph.D. How her trailblazing achievement is being honored at her alma mater.

06/20/2021 | Rating NR

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Cemetery Tour Traces 155 Years Since the First Juneteenth

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Clip: 6/20/2021 | 3m 49s | We get a history lesson at Oak Woods Cemetery in Greater Grand Crossing. (3m 49s)

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