EPISODE · Jun 29, 2023 · 3 MIN
Marie C. Bolden, A Black Teen In Cleveland, Helped Win A National Spelling Title In 1908
from Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson · host Brady Carlson
Today in 1908, a team of students from Cleveland won a spelling title at the annual meeting of the National Education Association, thanks in part to a Black 14 year old named Marie C. Bolden. Plus: today in Lincoln, it might be the Nebraska Elvis Festival. Unless it isn't. Cleveland girl's spelling victory created racial controversy, national headlines in 1908 (Cleveland.com) Nebraska Elvis Festival Spell success with us as a backer on Patreon
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Today in 1908, a team of students from Cleveland won a spelling title at the annual meeting of the National Education Association, thanks in part to a Black 14 year old named Marie C. Bolden. Plus: today in Lincoln, it might be the Nebraska Elvis Festival. Unless it isn't. Cleveland girl's spelling victory created racial controversy, national headlines in 1908 (Cleveland.com) Nebraska Elvis Festival Spell success with us as a backer on Patreon
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Marie C. Bolden, A Black Teen In Cleveland, Helped Win A National Spelling Title In 1908
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