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Also Known As Spelman Seminary • Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary
Areas Of Involvement African Americans
Notable Alumni Alice Walker • Bernice Johnson Reagon • Marian Wright Edelman • Stacey Abrams
Related People Sophia B. Packard • Johnnetta Cole • Etta Zuber Falconer • Laura Spelman Rockefeller

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