Renaissance Women: Anne Spencer

Womanica

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Society & Culture, Education, History

4.3 • 920 Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Anne Spencer (1882-1975) was a poet, educator, and activist. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, she advanced local efforts for literacy, access, and civil rights. Her home also became a hub for Black writers and activists traveling to the South.

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1:11.7	This Black History Month, we're talking about Renaissance women.
1:16.5	As part of the famed cultural and artistic Harlem Renaissance movement,
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1:29.1	From her home in Virginia, she held court as a key figure of the Harlem Renaissance, and
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