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William Wells Brown

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Apr 10, 2024 Biographies

Recognized as the first African American novelist, William Wells Brown was born into enslavement in 1814 in Lexington, Kentucky. He was the child of a relative of the white plantation owner and an ens...

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Harriet Price Jacobson

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Jul 15, 2020 Biographies

Harriet Price was born in Lexington, Kentucky and was raised in Kinsley, Kansas, where her father was a prosperous businessman. In addition to being a rancher and stockman, he also owned a livery stab...

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Jessica "Judy" Grimm Johnson

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Mar 4, 2018 Biographies

A native of Lexington, Kentucky, Jessica (Judy) Grimm was born on June 19,1909. She was the only daughter of Marcellus and Mary Burbridge Grimm. She was an infant when her parents moved to Clifton, Oh...

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