Frances's uncle William Watkins
was a teacher in Baltimore, and a foremost political figure
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involved in black and native liberation struggles. He and his wife
raised Frances and had a profound impact on her...
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Frances E. W. Harper
Until she was around thirteen, Frances Watkins
attended her uncle's school, the William Watkins Academy for Negro Youth, at which he
also taught. She was rigorously educated in religion, classical literature, and composition, as well...
