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Virginia McLaurin makes me happy and puts a smile on my face!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_McLaurin
Early life --- Virginia McLaurin was born in South Carolina on March 12, 1909.[1] According to McLaurin, she "was birthed by a midwife and the birthday put in a Bible somewhere."[2] In her childhood, she worked in the fields with her parents, shucking corn and picking cotton.[3] She grew up during the Jim Crow era where racial segregation was rampant throughout the United States.[4]
Never receiving an education past third grade, McLaurin got married at 13 and later moved to New Jersey as part of the Great Migration.[3] She lost her husband when he was killed in a bar fight, and she moved to Washington D.C. to be closer to her sister in 1939.[3]
Never receiving an education past third grade, McLaurin got married at 13 and later moved to New Jersey as part of the Great Migration.[3] She lost her husband when he was killed in a bar fight, and she moved to Washington D.C. to be closer to her sister in 1939.[3]
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... what a marvelous woman! I love her spirit! Her smile is contagious!
