To celebrate Black History Month in February and Women’s History Month in March, we have invited life long civil rights advocate Gracie Lewis to share details of her fascinating life beginning with her years as a student at Ahrens Trade High School in the mid 60s. The skills of shorthand and typing perfected at Ahrens were the stepping stones to her career as a federal employee in Washington, DC, her participation in the fevered atmosphere of the nation’s capitol and her involvement in the campaign to Free Angela Davis.
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