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Narrative Of A Black Woman, Edward Earl Bell Dec 2011

Narrative Of A Black Woman, Edward Earl Bell

Dr. Edward E. Bell

Born in 1923 and despite growing up poor, Sylvia Lubertha Bell [Edwards] was able to attend an Ivy League university to earn her master’s degree. Today, Black boys and Black girls find it difficult to overcome odds. What was different about Lubertha and why did she succeed?

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