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Full-length photograph of Selena Sloan Butler. She wears a floor-length black dress with a long white collar. She folds her hands in front of her and faces slightly right.Selena Sloan Butler organized the first National Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers (NCCPT) and cofounded the National Congress of Parents and Teachers, which is now a part of the National Parent Teacher Association (PTA). She centered her life's work on improving the educational environments and upholding the rights of all children, regardless of their race or situation.
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Digital Library of GeorgiaKeywords
- African American Civic Leaders
- African American Educators
- African American Teachers
- African American Women Civic Leaders
- African American Women Educators
- African American Women Teachers
- African Americans
- Atlanta
- Butler, Selena S., Ca. 1872 1964
- Civic Leaders
- Educators
- Georgia
- National Congress Of Colored Parents And Teachers
- National Congress Of Parents And Teachers
- Teachers
- Women
- Women Civic Leaders
- Women Educators
- Women Teachers
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