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Minnie M. (Geddings) Cox (1869–1933) was an American teacher who was appointed the first Black postmaster in Mississippi, following closely behind Anna M. Dumas, who was appointed to the same position in 1872 in Covington, Louisiana. Though she made national headlines after President Theodore Roosevelt refused to release her from her position after threats of violence from whites in Indianola, Cox was dedicated to equal rights in Mississippi. Responding to the disparities in resources available to Black citizens for banking and insurance, she opened her own bank and insurance companies to protect their assets.

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  • Minnie M. Cox, de naixement Minnie M. Geddings (Lexington, 1869 - Rockford, 1933) fou una professora estatunidenca que va esdevenir la primera dona afroamericana en exercir com a responsable d'una oficina postal als Estats Units. També va cofundar un dels primers bancs de propietat negra de l'estat, així com una companyia d'assegurances. Fou el centre d'una controvèrsia nacional a principis de la dècada de 1900, quan els ciutadans blancs locals van intentar fer-la fora del seu treball a la força. (ca)
  • Minnie M. (Geddings) Cox (1869–1933) fue una profesora estadounidense que se convirtió en la primera mujer afroamericana en servir como cartera en los Estados Unidos.​ Estuvo en el centro de un debate nacional a principios de la década de 1900, cuando ciudadanos blancos locales intentaron echarla a la fuerza de su trabajo. También cofundó uno de los primeros bancos pertenecientes a negros del estado, así como una compañía de seguros. (es)
  • Minnie M. (Geddings) Cox (1869–1933) was an American teacher who was appointed the first Black postmaster in Mississippi, following closely behind Anna M. Dumas, who was appointed to the same position in 1872 in Covington, Louisiana. Though she made national headlines after President Theodore Roosevelt refused to release her from her position after threats of violence from whites in Indianola, Cox was dedicated to equal rights in Mississippi. Responding to the disparities in resources available to Black citizens for banking and insurance, she opened her own bank and insurance companies to protect their assets. (en)
  • Minnie M. (Geddings) Cox (1869-1933) foi uma professora estadunidense, a primeira afro-estadunidense a servir como carteira nos Estados Unidos. Ela se tornou o centro de uma controvérsia a nível nacional no início dos anos 1900, quando pessoas brancas tentaram forçá-la a largar seu trabalho. Ela co-fundou um dos primeiros bancos com proprietários negros e uma companhia de seguros. (pt)
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  • Minnie M. Geddings (en)
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  • 1933-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • studio black and white photograph of woman posed on chair wearing dress, pearl necklace, and earrings (en)
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  • 1869 (xsd:integer)
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  • Minnie M. Geddings (en)
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  • Cox in c. 1900 (en)
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  • Minnie M. Cox (en)
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  • Minnie M. Cox, de naixement Minnie M. Geddings (Lexington, 1869 - Rockford, 1933) fou una professora estatunidenca que va esdevenir la primera dona afroamericana en exercir com a responsable d'una oficina postal als Estats Units. També va cofundar un dels primers bancs de propietat negra de l'estat, així com una companyia d'assegurances. Fou el centre d'una controvèrsia nacional a principis de la dècada de 1900, quan els ciutadans blancs locals van intentar fer-la fora del seu treball a la força. (ca)
  • Minnie M. (Geddings) Cox (1869–1933) fue una profesora estadounidense que se convirtió en la primera mujer afroamericana en servir como cartera en los Estados Unidos.​ Estuvo en el centro de un debate nacional a principios de la década de 1900, cuando ciudadanos blancos locales intentaron echarla a la fuerza de su trabajo. También cofundó uno de los primeros bancos pertenecientes a negros del estado, así como una compañía de seguros. (es)
  • Minnie M. (Geddings) Cox (1869–1933) was an American teacher who was appointed the first Black postmaster in Mississippi, following closely behind Anna M. Dumas, who was appointed to the same position in 1872 in Covington, Louisiana. Though she made national headlines after President Theodore Roosevelt refused to release her from her position after threats of violence from whites in Indianola, Cox was dedicated to equal rights in Mississippi. Responding to the disparities in resources available to Black citizens for banking and insurance, she opened her own bank and insurance companies to protect their assets. (en)
  • Minnie M. (Geddings) Cox (1869-1933) foi uma professora estadunidense, a primeira afro-estadunidense a servir como carteira nos Estados Unidos. Ela se tornou o centro de uma controvérsia a nível nacional no início dos anos 1900, quando pessoas brancas tentaram forçá-la a largar seu trabalho. Ela co-fundou um dos primeiros bancos com proprietários negros e uma companhia de seguros. (pt)
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  • Minnie M. Cox (ca)
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