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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. sponsored its first mobile health initiative, the Mississippi Health Project, from 1935 to 1942. Dr. Dorothy Ferebee, a member of the sorority, served as project director, and Ida Jackson was the national president. Headquartered in Mound Bayou, Mississippi, the project served over 15,000 black residents in the delta.
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Mound Bayou, Mississippi · United States
