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The Roosevelt dime bears initials visible when magnified. Interviews with Selma Burke also provided a kind of magnification for this coin: its true story. Her sculpture of Roosevelt was the model for the image of the president presented. Happening long before the Civil Rights movement, Roosevelt’s selection of Burke is prescient. Even if a unanimous acknowledgment of Burke as the creator does not happen, she is an inspiration for African Americans.
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43619
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In this article the author is discussing how African American achievements were overlooked due to the Jim Crow laws that were in place at the time. One of the driving forces during this time was Charlotte Rhone who was born in 1842 whose parents John and Henrietta which were former slaves. Charlotte wanted to be a professional nurse but knew this would be a difficult path. Charlotte in 1898 had enrolled in the Freedman’s Hospital School of Nursing. In 1901, Charlotte received her professional credentialed graduate nurse degree. Even after becoming a certified nurse Charlotte found, it difficult to find a job because she was African American. This did not stop Charlotte because she just went into private practice. Charlotte and her achievements were seen to be founded in the values she received from her parents. Lastly, Charlotte dies on June 4th in 1965.
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