Anna J. Cooper
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Anna Julia Cooper was an African American author, educator, and activist. Although born enslaved, Cooper pursued higher education at Oberlin College in Ohio, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in 188
Cooper c. 1902
M Street School
Former home of Anna J. Cooper in the LeDroit Park neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The home is located beside Anna J. Cooper Circle.
Alpha Kappa Alpha
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. is a historically African-American sorority. The sorority was founded in 1908 at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Alpha Kappa Alpha was incorporated in 1913. It i
Anna J. Cooper
…her the fourth African American woman to earn a PhD. She was a well-known member of Washington, D.C.'s African-American community, and a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. Cooper's scholarly contributions to sociology started with her first book, A Voice from the South: By a Black Woman of the South, which is…
A closeup of an Alpha Phi Alpha delegate badge from the 23rd Boulé. The tri-convention—consisting of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Alpha Phi Alpha, and Kappa Alpha Psi—was held December 27–31, 1940, in Kansas City, Missouri.
Ivy Leaf issue, 1934
Ivy Leaf Pledge Club, Wilberforce University, 1922
Alpha Kappa Alpha's National Headquarters in Chicago, Illinois