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This Iowa county used to be named for a slave-holding former vice president. Now, it's named after a Black academic
June 26 2021, 08:00
A county in Iowa was named after a slave-holding vice president. Now, it's named after the first Black woman to earn a PhD from the University of Iowa.

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