Pinchback
Americannoun
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Dunn served as acting governor before Pinchback and for more total days.
From Washington Post • Jan. 18, 2023
Pinchback was born in Georgia to a formerly enslaved woman and her former enslaver.
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
At the head of them all for bravery, intelligence, and executive ability stands Governor Pinchback.
From History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens by Williams, George Washington
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