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The Searchlight Club: Elevating Cheyenne’s African American Women

Posted on August 24, 2020 by ahcadmin

August 26 marks the date in 1920 when American women were enfranchised equally with their male counterparts. Nonetheless, African American women continued facing barriers to voting for decades, as well as negative stereotypes, harassment, and unequal access to jobs, housing, … Continue reading →

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