Gertrude Emily Mossell was an activist, author, teacher, and highly-respected journalist. Mossell was born Gertrude Emily Bustill in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 3, 1855, to Emily Robinson and Charles Hicks Bustill. Born into a prominent African-American family, her great-grandfather, Cyrus Bustill, served in George Washington's troops as a baker. After the American Revolution, he maintained […]
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