Black History Month: Mary H. Graham

Mary H. Graham (photo courtesy (cropped) of Flickr- MLibrary)

I can only imagine being an African-American woman attempting to finish college in the 1880's when race relations between Blacks and whites were chaotic. Kudos to Mary H. Graham who was said to be the first Black woman to be accepted and graduated from the University of Michigan. Graham earned a bachelor's degree. Read more about her story...

 If Mary H. Graham were alive today, what would you want to say to her?

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