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Mary Terrell was a distinguished educator, suffragette, and civil rights activist. She achieved national prominence as president of the National Association of Colored Women (1897); as the first African-American to serve on the D.C. School Board (1895-1919); and as a member of the Committee of Forty, the founders of NAACP (1909); among other accomplishments. Her husband, Robert Terrell, was the principal of the M Street High School and the first African-American judge on the D.C. Municipal Court. The Terrell's purchase of the house spurred racial integration of LeDroit Park. This turn-of-the-century house is included in the LeDroit Park Historic District, is listed on the D.C. Inventory and National Register, and is designated a National Historic Landmark. Howard University owns this currently vacant and severely deteriorated structure. DCPL is actively encouraging Howard University to restore this property. Co-chairs: Tip Kendrick and E. Renée Ingram |
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