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Gift of Bridgeport History Center, 2021.31.1, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undeter ...
Charlotta Bass
Gift of Bridgeport History Center, 2021.31.1, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined

Charlotta Bass

American, 1874 - 1969
BiographyCharlotta Bass (1874-1969) was the first African American woman nominated for Vice President as a candidate of the Progressive Party in 1952. She was an educator, newspaper publisher and editor, and a civil rights activist.
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