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Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina
CommentatorGretchen Holbrook Gerzina is the author and editor of several books, including Carrington, Black London (a New York Times notable book), Black Victorians/Black Victoriana, Frances Hodgson Burnett, and others. She is the Kathe Tappe Vernon Professor in Biography at Dartmouth College, where she was the first African-American woman to chair an Ivy League English department.
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It’s Black History Month, an important time for reminders about the history and people of our country. While many schools and organizations make sure to…