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Belle da Costa Greene: A Black Librarian Who Redefined Power, Style, & Identity
Greener, the first Black man to graduate from Harvard. When the two separated in 1897, Fleet changed the family’s last name ...
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The Black librarian who rewrote the rules of power, gender and passing as white
When the two separated in 1897, Fleet changed the family’s last name to Greene and, along with her five children, crossed the color line. Belle Marion Greener became Belle da Costa Greene ...
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South Carolina puts inmate Marion Bowman Jr. to death in state’s third execution since September
Marion Bowman Jr. was executed at 6:27 p.m ... “I know that Kandee’s family is in pain, they are justifiably angry,” Bowman said. “If my death brings them some relief and ability to ...
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Marion Bowman executed in South Carolina for young woman's 2001 murder: 'I'm innocent'
South Carolina executed Marion Bowman Jr. by lethal injection ... Still, he said that Martin's family is in pain and "justifiably angry." "If my death brings them some relief and ability to ...
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Rep. Atkinson presents Marion sports complex $450,000 in funding
Lucas Atkinson presented a $450,000 check to Marion City Council members to help fund the expansion of the recreation department’s Green Street Sports Complex on Thursday. The $3.8 million ...
The Black librarian who rewrote the rules of power, gender and passing as white
Belle da Costa Greene, who was JP Morgan’s librarian, became a lively fixture at Gilded Age mansions, country retreats, ...
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The Black librarian who rewrote the rules of power, gender and passing as white
A 1910 watercolor portrait of Belle da Costa Greene by Laura Coombs Hills. The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, gift of the Estate of Belle da Costa Greene.