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'We Did Move Mountains!' Lucy Saunders Herring, North Carolina Jeanes Supervisor and African American Educator, 1916-1968

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21830
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Abstract:
This article looks at the life and career of Lucy Saunders Herring, an African American educator in North Carolina from 1916 to 1968. In addition to her classroom work, Herring organized health clinics and other community programs, raised funds for black schools in North Carolina, and was the supervisor of the Jeanes Fund, a philanthropic gift used for Southern black rural schools.
Source:
North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 80 Issue 2, Apr 2003, p188-212, il, por, f