A Black girl won the first national spelling bee, dealing a blow to racism | NPR

If you haven't heard about the Black girl who won the first national spelling bee in the U.S. 115 years ago, you're not alone: even many in her family didn't know about Marie C. Bolden's feat until after she died, decades later.

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https://www.npr.org/2023/06/02/1179460206/first-national-spelling-bee-winner-black-girl

BBC News - The untold tale of America's first spelling bee victor
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65755792

Although rather late, well done to the late Marie C Bolden. Let's see if we can help to find that medal.

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