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What: |
The U. S. Postal Service (USPS) will dedicate the 2017 Black Heritage Forever Stamp honoring civil and women’s rights legend Dorothy Height, a tireless activist, who dedicated her life to fighting for racial and gender equality. |
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Who: |
USPS St. Petersburg Postmaster Stephanie Hartman |
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Saturday, February 18, 2017 at 10:00 a m |
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Where: |
First Baptist Institutional Church |
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Background: |
The stamp is the 40th in the Postal Service’s Black Heritage stamp series, which began in 1978 with a stamp honoring abolitionist Harriet Tubman. Other African Americans honored in the Black Heritage stamp series include Martin Luther King, Jr., Benjamin Banneker, Dr. Carter G. Woodson, Mary McLeod Bethune, Langston Hughes, Thurgood Marshall, Paul Robeson, Marian Anderson, Hattie McDaniel, Ella Fitzgerald, John H. Johnson, Barbara Jordan and Shirley Chisholm. Customers may purchase the Dorothy Height Forever stamp at usps.com/stamps, at the Postal Store usps.com/shop, by calling 800-STAMP24 (800-782-6724) and at Post Offices nationwide. A variety of stamps and collectibles also is available at ebay.com/stamps. |
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