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UMD Mourns the Loss of Trailblazer Elaine Johnson Coates ’59 (Maryland Today)
UMD Mourns the Loss of Trailblazer Elaine Johnson Coates ’59 (Maryland Today)
Coates Endured Hardships to Become the First Black Woman to Receive an Undergraduate Degree From UMD
Feb 19, 2026
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