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By Grace C. Miller, July 14, 2012

Mary Ann Shadd Cary Marker, 143

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1 ► Ontario, Toronto, St. Lawrence — Mary Ann Shadd Cary — 1823 – 1893 —

On King Street East just east of Church Street, on the right when traveling east.

Mary Ann Shadd Cary was an anti-slavery activist, an advocate for the rights of women, and a pioneering woman newspaper editor and publisher. The daughter of a free African American shoemaker and abolitionist, Shadd began a life of teaching at age . . . — — Map (db m57756) HM

2 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — Mary Ann Shadd Cary House —

On W Street Northwest west of 14th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east.

Mary Ann Shadd Cary House Has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance In commemorating the history of the United States of America. An African American renaissance woman, . . . — — Map (db m182687) HM

3 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — Mary Ann Shadd Cary Residence — 1421 W Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

On W Street Northwest west of 14th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east.

When the lists of African American “firsts” are read, Mary Ann Shadd Cary’s name is everywhere. Born in Delaware to a free Black abolitionist family, Cary (1823-1893) moved to Canada in 1850 and ran a racially integrated school. Her anti-slavery . . . — — Map (db m61813) HM

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