Saturday 13 February 2021

Historical Passages: Remembering Fannie Richards


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Fannie Richards, Detroit's first Black public teacher, passed away on this day in 1922 at 81 years-old.

After being educated in Germany and Toronto, would move to Michigan where she created the first Kindergarten program.

Richards would later be the founder of the Michigan Association of Colored Women, the Phyllis Wheatley Home for Aged Colored Ladies and also be inducted to the Michigan Hall of Fame.



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