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Lillie Burke
Biography
United States
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Biography
Lillie Burke (died December 16, 1949) was an American woman who was one of the original founders of Alpha Kappa Alpha in 1908, the first sorority founded by African-American women. Burke and her sister Beulah Burke were two of the nine cofounders. In her leadership as an educator and organizer, Burke created important social capital.
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