Rebecca Latimer Felton: The Lynching Supporter Who Became America’s First Female U.S. Senator
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Rebecca Latimer Felton remains one of the most contradictory figures in American history. She is often remembered as the first woman to serve in the United States Senate. Conversely, that milestone sits beside a far darker reality. Felton was a committed white supremacist whose public speeches openly defended and encouraged racial violence, including lynching. Felton […] TalkAfricana
