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Jessie Morgan-Owens

Jessie Morgan-Owens is the Dean of Bard Early College in New Orleans and the author of Girl in Black and White: the story of Mary Mildred Williams and the Abolition Movement.

Stories from Jessie Morgan-Owens

Mary Mildred Williams again takes center stage in Jessie Morgan-Owens’ new book Girl in Black and White.

The Enslaved Girl Who Became America’s First Poster Child

In 1855, Mary Mildred Williams energized the abolitionist movement