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Lucy Francis Simms: Dedicated Life to Educating Children at Segregated Schools

Lucy Francis Simms was an educator who dedicated her life to teaching young children at segregated schools in Harrisonburg, Virginia. She also served as acting principal for the Effinger School, where she also taught primary grades until her death. Simms was born into slavery around 1857. She grew up on a plantation in Harrisonburg and […]

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