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Melva L. Price

1902–1996

United States

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Melva Lorinda Price (November 14, 1902 – April 10, 1996) was an American educator and activist based in New York City. She taught Latin and other subjects for over thirty years in the New York public schools, and was active in Harlem with the YWCA, Alpha Kappa Alpha, the Hunter College Alumni Club, and other organizations.

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