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MUpi^V V/ri tuv ut• Grace Murray was born in 1885 in Springfield and resided most of her life in Steubenville. She became the first black matron of the Steubenville Police Department and was the first black to serve on the community’s board of health. She helped to organize the Americus Democratic Political Club in Steubenville during the early 1940s. This organization was the first formulated to involve blacks in politics in Jefferson County. In 1948, President Harry S. Truman invited her to his inaugural ball, where she danced with the president.
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Herald Star
Steubenville, Ohio, US
Thu, Feb 16, 2017
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