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A member of the 1948 U.S. Olympic team and the first black woman to become the head coach of the U.S. Olympic Women’s Track & Field team.
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July 1, 1929, Athens, Georgia
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April 1, 1988 (age 58)
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Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University)
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*some sources say April 6, 1845
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