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A fact from Mary Custis Lee appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 13 June 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Mary Custis Lee (pictured), a daughter of the Confederate general Robert E. Lee, refused to sit in the "whites-only" section of a streetcar?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2021/June. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mary Custis Lee.

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The result was: promoted by Desertarun (talk) 09:54, 7 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Mary Custis Lee

... that Mary Custis Lee (pictured), a daughter of the Confederate General Robert E. Lee, refused to sit in the "Whites only" area? Source: "arrested on June 13th in Alexandria for riding in the back of a streetcar with her black maid, having refused to move to the whites-only section at the front of the car"

Comment: WIR edithon theme number 197 is Marys, feel free to improve the hook or suggest another

Created by Willthacheerleader18 (talk) and Jmertel23 (talk). Nominated by Victuallers (talk) at 16:32, 23 May 2021 (UTC).[reply]

Interesting travelling life, on good sources, no copyvio obvious. The image is licensed and shows the time well. I'm open to include a year, and/or area of what, but you can also leave it mysterious. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:48, 26 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Didn't she serve as president of the Confederate Home for Needy Women (Draft:Confederate Home for Needy Women)? FloridaArmy (talk) 13:39, 1 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]