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Celia Dial Saxon
1857–1935
United States
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Celia Dial Saxon (October 1, 1857 – January 29, 1935) was an African-American schoolmistress, who taught in Columbia, South Carolina, for 55 years. She was one of the founders of the Fairwold Industrial Home for Negro Girls and the Wilkinson Orphanage of Negro Children. In 1929, Blossom Street School was renamed in her honor.
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