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- NAME: William Monroe Trotter
- OCCUPATION: Civil Rights Activist, Entrepreneur, Journalist
- BIRTH DATE: April 07, 1872
- DEATH DATE: April 07, 1934
- EDUCATION: Harvard University
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Chillicothe, Ohio
- PLACE OF DEATH: Boston, Massachusetts
- Full Name: William Monroe Trotter
- AKA: William Trotter
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William Monroe Trotter was a Harvard-educated journalist and activist who championed equal rights for African Americans.
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