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Fannie Phelps Adams
1917–2016
United States
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Biography
Fannie Phelps Adams (née Fannie Delores Phelps; June 17, 1917 – May 30, 2016) was an American educator and activist from South Carolina. She was known for her commitment to helping encourage the minds of Black youth during Jim Crow. She is among the '101 Women Who Shaped South Carolina'.
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