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Feb 12, 2019 Biographies

I was born and reared in Montgomery, Alabama—the "Heart of Dixie." Black History was an integral part of our everyday life. At school, we routinely studied the works of Langston Hughes, Paul Lawrence ...

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Sheila Smith

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Feb 12, 2019 Biographies

Sheila Smith born and raised in the City of Niagara Falls, is the middle child of four (4) siblings and the mother of one (1) son, Christian. Middle children are said to be great team players, natural...

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Doris Davis Fields

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Feb 12, 2019 Biographies

Doris Davis Fields was born on September 13, 1918 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Joseph and Maud Davis. She was educated in Baton Rouge, La and attended Louisiana State University. Doris was united in h...

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George W. Smith

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Feb 12, 2019 Biographies

George W. Smith was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on October 5, 1904. He recalled that his mother and father separated when he was about 5 years old. He lived with his grandfather in Helena, Arkansas ...

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Danielle Taana Smith

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Feb 12, 2019 Biographies

Dr. Danielle Smith is a woman of high ethical standards, who is embedded in both her global and local communities. She is a native of Liberia, West Africa. As an Assistant Professor of Sociology at th...

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Elizabeth Caffee

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Feb 11, 2019 Biographies

Elizabeth P. Caffee is the Director for Academic Talent Search at Canisius College, Buffalo, New York. In her role as Director she is instrumental in the outcome of program goals which target the area...

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Carolyn Williamson Holder

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Feb 11, 2019 Biographies

Carolyn Frances (Williamson) Holder was born in 1944 in Buffalo, New York. She was the eldest of three daughters born to Frances and Willie Williamson. She graduated from Mount Mercy Academy High Scho...

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E. Marie Davis

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Feb 11, 2019 Biographies

E. Marie Davis was born in Tipton County, Tennessee, on Christmas Day, 1928. Most of her early life was spent in the South, until she came to Niagara Falls, New York in 1953. E. Marie was the daughter...

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Mary Ruth Davis

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Feb 11, 2019 Biographies

Although born in Luverne, Alabama, Mary Ruth has lived in the City of Niagara Falls, NY all of her life. She is the daughter of the late Lila Ruth (Cauley) Davis and the late Sam Davis, Jr. She attend...

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Sallona Williamson

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Feb 11, 2019 Biographies

Mrs. Sallona Williamson came to Niagara Falls in 1927 from Macon, Georgia along with her husband Joseph Sr., and their family of 3 children, Lucille, Ted and Joseph Jr. They soon affiliated themselves...

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Gertrude Cheatham Williamson

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Feb 11, 2019 Biographies

Trudy was born August 22, 1932 in New Orleans, LA, the only child of Chester and Julia (Ireland) Cheatham. She attended school in Natchez, MS and relocated to Niagara Falls, NY, with her mother in 194...

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Rosalind Boling

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Feb 11, 2019 Biographies

Rosalind Boling was the first of sixteen children born to the late Zorie Bell (Mosley) Boling and Floyd Boling Sr. Born on May 20, 1941 in Niagara Falls, New York, she graduated from Niagara Falls Hig...

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