earendil June 2, 2023 1:27pm #milestone #socialjustice #MarieBolden (https://www.npr.org/2023/06/02/1179460206/first-national-spelling-bee-winner-black-girl?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user%2Fnpr) When she won the first national spelling bee, Marie C. Bolden dealt a blow to racism Her victory made national news, upending stereotypes about race less than 50 years after the end of slavery. It also sparked racist fury.
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