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Hallie Quinn Brown

Hallie grew up in a family of slaves both her parents were slaves and so was she. When she turned fourteen she moved from pitsburg to chatman ontario to live with her parents. Her dad worked as a steward and an express agent on riverboats. But none of this was what she was known for she was most known for her lectures and for teaching. When hallie moved in with her parents she attended the local school were she found her speaking talents. When she turned 21 in 1870 they moved to wilberforce Ohio so she and her brother could attend wilberforce college a school only for african americans. in 1873 she received her bachelor of science degree. the next year she decided to start her work at lyceum(a traveling entertainment and educational program. After graduating she moved to the south to help teach the blacks down there later brown quit teaching to work with lyceum even more only to become dean of Allen university in columbia after being dean for a while she moved back to ohio to continue her work with young blacks. Hallie was a very active lady and did many other things in her life to help people and be a part of things but sadly she died at her home in wilberforce ohio

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