Patricia Harris

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Patricia Roberts Harris

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May 31, 1924, Mattoon, Illinois
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March 23, 1985 (age 60), Washington, D.C.
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George Washington University (J.D.)

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Howard University (B.A.)

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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

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The Patricia Roberts Harris Fellowship for Public & International Affairs

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*some sources say April 6, 1845

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