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First Black Woman Joins the Daughters of the American Revolution’s National Board

First Black Woman Joins the Daughters of the American Revolution’s National Board

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Jul 06, 2019
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First Black Woman Joins the Daughters of the American Revolution’s National Board
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The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), a lineage-based group that represents the epitome of white privilege, named Wilhelmina Rhodes Kelly as the first African American woman to join its national governing board.Kelly was also named head of the DAR’s New York state organization on June 30, according to the Associated Press (AP). The change refl…

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