WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH: Mary Church Terrell - The Savannah Tribune
Mary Church Terrell Mary Church Terrell (Mary Eliza Church) was born in Memphis Tennessee on September 23, 1863 to Robert Reed Church and Louisa Ayres. Both of her parents were freed slaves with mixed racial ancestry. Her father, Robert Reed Church, was a businessman who invested in real estate. He made his fortune buying property
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