Letitia Carson
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letitia-carson-187-16809805
title:
Letitia Carson
text:
Letitia Carson was an Oregon pioneer and one of the first African Americans to be listed as living in Oregon according to the U.S. Federal Census. In fact, she was the only black woman to successfully make a land claim in Oregon under the Homestead Act of 1862. She was the inspiration for Jane Kirkpatrick's 2014 novel A Light In The Wilderness.
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encyclopedia
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First African American to successfully make a land claim in Oregon
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letitia_Carson
date created:
2019-04-15T02:51:08Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T19:06:59Z
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