Pinchback
Americannoun
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Pinchback was born in Georgia to a formerly enslaved woman and her former enslaver.
From Washington Post • Jan. 18, 2023
But Pinchback took an oath of office, unlike Dunn, and has generally been referred to as the first Black governor.
From Washington Post • Jan. 18, 2023
“We were all his aunties,” said Bernadette Pinchback, a retired manager for the San Bernardino Superintendent of Schools who sits on the scholarship fund’s board of directors.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2021
Pinchback, Stell and others helped Bell push forward with the scholarship fund — to offer financial assistance to high schoolers, yes, but also as a way to keep teaching young people about her son.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2021
Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback, who moved north for education and opportunity, returned to enter politics in Louisiana, which honored him with several important positions among which was that of Acting Governor.
From A Century of Negro Migration by Woodson, Carter Godwin
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