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The Americans who came across the plains in covered wagons and those who followed the trail later in trains drawn by the iron horse were interested in home ownership and a new life. Especially was this true of the Negro pioneers. They knew it was not a case of starting again. For them it was the dawn of a new life in an atmosphere of freedom.

Charlotta Bass

Charlotta Bass

Charlotta Bass

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Born: February 14, 1874

Died: April 12, 1969 (aged 95)

Bio: Charlotta Amanda Spears Bass was an American educator, newspaper publisher-editor, and civil rights activist. Bass was probably the first African-American woman to own and operate a newspaper in the United States; she published the California Eagle from 1912 until 1951.

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