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Valerie Harris
Feb 20, 2024
4 min read
"Might I have a room of my own..?"
Upon arriving at the Institute for Colored Youth (ICY) at Cheyney, PA, Laura Wheeler would have first been greeted by a spacious stone...
Valerie Harris
Feb 13, 2024
3 min read
A New Home at Cheyney
“Dear Uncle Hugh, I expect to leave Hartford Monday morning and will arrive in Cheyney Monday evening. I am anxious to begin work again...
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