Mary Ann Shadd Quotes

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On teaching:

The field is very important, but the work is incessant.

Mary Ann Shadd

Were it not for the monster of slavery, we would have a common destiny here—in the land of our birth.

Mary Ann Shadd

Self-reliance Is the Fine Road to Independence.

Mary Ann Shadd

Mary Ann Shadd

Mary Ann Shadd

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Born: October 9, 1823

Died: June 5, 1893 (aged 69)

Bio: Mary Ann Shadd Cary was an American-Canadian anti-slavery activist, journalist, publisher, teacher and lawyer. She was the first black woman publisher in North America and the first woman publisher in Canada.

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