Meet Mary Pleasant
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Meet Mary Pleasant "Meet Mary Pleasant", the 19th-century African American woman born a slave who became an international abolitionist, a prosperous entrepreneur, and a civil-rights activist who helped alter modern-day civil rights law. Now called the Mother of Civil Rights in California, Pleasant - as activist and individual - was that and much more. Winner of Best of Festival (Peace Medallion) Award for Best Documentary, Berkeley Video & Film Festival and Best Historical Documentary - New York International Independent Film and Video Festival in LA.
 
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