Quote of the day
Most of the slaves, who were thus unconditionally freed, returned without any solicitation to their former masters, to serve them, at stated wages; as free men. The work, which they now did, was found to better done than before.
Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander
Born: January 2, 1898
Died: November 1, 1989 (aged 91)
Bio: Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander, was the first African-American woman to receive a Ph.D. in economics in the United States, and the first woman to receive a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.