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Phyllis Terrell

1898–1989

United States

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Phyllis Terrell Langston (April 2, 1898 – August 21, 1989) was a suffragist and civil rights activist. She worked alongside her mother, Mary Church Terrell, in the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs and the White House pickets during demonstrations made by the National Woman's Party.

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