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Fannie Mae Duncan

1918–2005

United States

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Fannie Mae Duncan (July 5, 1918 — September 13, 2005) was an African-American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and community activist in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She is best known as the proprietor of the Cotton Club, an early integrated jazz club in Colorado Springs named for the famous club in Harlem. In 2012, Duncan was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame.

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