1. The First African American Women
... Birthplace was; it could have been New York, Ohio, or New Jersey. One source said her father was a black American and her mother an Ojibwa Indian who named her Wildfire. Another source said she was part Chippewa Indian, part African-American, and an orphan. Little is known about this woman who as a child "supposedly- roamed the woods with the Chippewa's. Accounts tell ... home in Evergreen Park, Illinois. Even though Blacks were denied their rights in white-run society, African Americans created their own institutions such as churches, schools, businesses, various forms of art, and club...
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