200. Bessie Blount Griffin and Conch Republic

Night Classy

Feb 15, 2024•1 hr 23 min

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Happy 200th episode Night Classmates! This week Hayley covers an ambidextrous inventor, nurse, and Black History month icon: Bessie Blount Griffin. Then, Kat covers the American city that failed trying to secede from the Union. (hint… it’s in Florida.)

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Bessie Blount Griffin Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Blount_Griffin

https://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/bessie-blount

https://www.thoughtco.com/bessie-blount-physical-therapist-1991361

https://www.findlaw.com/education/student-conduct-and-discipline/school-discipline-history.html

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/bessie-blount-griffin-1914-2009/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/bessie-blount-griffin

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/27/obituaries/bessie-blount-overlooked.html

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