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Sarah Margru Kinson | |
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 Sarah Margru Kinson, from an 1850 publication | |
| Born | Margru or Mar'gru about 1832 Mende country, West Africa |
| Died | after 1854 |
| Occupation | Educator |
Sarah Margru Kinson (about 1832 – after 1854) was a West African educator. As Margru or Mar'gru, she was one of the four children on La Amistad. As Sarah Kinson, she was educated at Oberlin College and returned to West Africa to be a missionary teacher. She is considered the first woman born in Africa to be educated in an American college.[1][2]
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