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Elna Spaulding
1909–2007
United States
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Biography
Elna Virginia Bridgeforth Spaulding (née Bridgeforth; January 23, 1909 – January 7, 2007) was an American civic leader and politician. She served on the Board of Commissioners for Durham County from 1974 to 1984, the first African American woman to do so.
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