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Photograph of members of the 2001 graduating class of Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. Women dressed in black graduation gowns and mortarboards stand in a line outdoors. A graduate on the left looks forward and smiles widely.Spelman College, the nation's oldest historically black college for women, has provided women with access to education since the post-Civil War (1861-65) era. A predominantly residential, private, liberal arts college, Spelman promotes academic excellence in the liberal arts and develops the intellectual, ethical, and leadership potential of its students.

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New Georgia Encyclopedia

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Digital Library of Georgia