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Carolyn Briggs - On being self-supported (clip)

Interviewed by Homeschoolers of Color and Rachel Glassor on February 24, 2016

Carolyn Briggs - On being self-supported (clip)

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Oral history interview of Briggs, Carolyn conducted by Homeschoolers of Color on February 24, 2016.

Citation: Marian Cheek Jackson Center, “Carolyn Briggs - On being self-supported (clip),” From the Rock Wall, accessed November 21, 2024, https://fromtherockwall.org/oral-histories/carolyn-briggs-on-being-self-supported.

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