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Dr. J. L. M. Curry

Educational philanthropist who supported Tuskegee Institute.

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Also known as Dr. Curry

First appearance: ix anxious days and sleepless nights

Dr. J. L. M. Curry shows up with force in Raising Money. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Described as a deeply interested and unprejudiced advocate for Negro education, general agent for the Slater and Peabody Funds.
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PWPresident Will…MMMr. Morris K. …GSGeneral Samuel…GWGeorge Washing…JSJohn S. LincolnDJDr. J. L. M. Curry

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See Dr. J. L. M. Curry in ix anxious days and sleepless nights