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Spelman College
Founded in 1881 as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, Spelman College is the most prestigious HBCU for women in the world. Part of the Atlanta University Center consortium alongside Morehouse and Clark Atlanta, Spelman educated generations of Black women leaders including Alice Walker. The campus is a National Historic Landmark and a living symbol of Black women's intellectual achievement.
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The myth this site refutes: that segregated education was uniformly inferior. These campuses produced lawyers who dismantled segregation itself.
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"Both connected to Alice Walker"
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"Shared theme: Education & Freedom and Resistance"