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Trailblazing teacher who taught during segregation in Topeka celebrates 100th birthday

Trailblazing teacher who taught during segregation in Topeka celebrates 100th birthday
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LARGO, Md. (Gray DC) - Barbara Ross turned 100 years old, and a ballroom full of guests traveled to Largo, Md. Saturday to mark the occasion for the trailblazing educator who taught during and after the era of school segregation. Ross was born in 1926 in Topeka, Kan. She is recognized as the city...

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