Wilmington, DE Post Office Building Dedication to honor Wilmington native Mary Ann Shadd Cary

What:

Wilmington Post Office dedication to honor Mary Ann Shadd Cary per Public Law: 116-306

When:

Monday, August 30, 2021 at 11 am

Where:

Wilmington Post Office
500 Delaware Ave Ste 1
Wilmington, DE 19801

Who:

Scheduled to participate in the ceremony:

• USPS Pennsylvania/Delaware District Manager Gary Vaccarella
• U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester
• U.S. Senator Thomas Carper
• U.S. Senator Christopher Coons
• Janmichael Graine – descendant of Mary Ann Shadd Cary

Background:

Mary Ann Shadd Cary was born in Wilmington DE.  She was an American-Canadian anti-slavery activist, journalist, publisher, teacher, and lawyer. She was the first black woman publisher in North America and the first woman publisher in Canada. She was also the first black woman to attend law school in the US.

On January 5, 2021 legislation to designate the Wilmington DE Post Office building    as the “Mary Ann Shadd Cary Post Office” was signed into law. The legislation was championed by U.S. Congresswoman Lisa Rochester Blunt.

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