Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture - In 1870, Fannie Barrier Williams was the first African American to graduate from the Brockport State Normal School, now SUNY Brockport. She
YWCA of the Niagara Frontier - Today we're highlighting the work of another local woman who made a significant impact in Black history, Fannie Barrier Williams. Born in Brockport, NY Fannie worked
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