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Read the Plaque - Melvinia Shields
"MELVINIA SHIELDS 1844 -- 1938 THIS MEMORIAL MARKS THE GRAVE OF MELVINIA 'MATTIE' SHIELDS McGRUDER SHE WAS BORN A SLAVE IN SOUTH CAROLINA IN 1844. AT AGE 8 SHE...
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