auntada: Dr. Anna J. Cooper (August 10, 1858 – February 27, 1964) on the patio of her home, Washington, D.C., ca. 1930. Addison N. Scurlock, photographer Although she was born a slave, Dr. Cooper became an author, educator, speaker and one of the most prominent African American scholars in United States history. Upon receiving her Ph.D in history from the University of Paris-Sorbonne in 1924, she became the fourth African American woman to earn a doctoral degree. She was also a prominent member of Washington, D.C.’s African American community. Pages 26 and 27 of every new United States passport contain the following quotation: “The cause of freedom is not the cause of a race or a sect, a party or a class - it is the cause of humankind, the very birthright of humanity.” - Anna Julia Cooper

auntada:

Dr. Anna J. Cooper (August 10, 1858 – February 27, 1964) on the patio of her home, Washington, D.C., ca. 1930.

Addison N. Scurlock, photographer

Although she was born a slave, Dr. Cooper became an author, educator, speaker and one of the most prominent African American scholars in United States history. Upon receiving her Ph.D in history from the University of Paris-Sorbonne in 1924, she became the fourth African American woman to earn a doctoral degree. She was also a prominent member of Washington, D.C.’s African American community.

Pages 26 and 27 of every new United States passport contain the following quotation: “The cause of freedom is not the cause of a race or a sect, a party or a class - it is the cause of humankind, the very birthright of humanity.” - Anna Julia Cooper