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Though Race Literature be founded upon the traditionary history of a people, yet its fullest and largest development ought not to be circumscribed by the narrow limits of race or creed, for the simple reason that literature in its loftiest development reaches out to the utmost limits of soul enlargement and outstrips all earthly limitations.

Victoria Earle Matthews

Victoria Earle Matthews

Victoria Earle Matthews

Born: May 27, 1861

Died: March 10, 1907 (aged 45)

Bio: Victoria Earle Matthews was an American author, essayist, newspaperwoman, settlement worker, and activist. She was born into slavery in Fort Valley, Georgia and, with her family, moved to New York City after emancipation.

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