No matter what Zora Martin Felton accomplished, she always shifted the spotlight off herself, aiming to elevate the achievements of others.
鈥淪he was a very kind person,鈥 said Martin Felton鈥檚 niece, Darlene Carnes. 鈥淚f there were other people that had accomplishments, where they were making headway with their lives or doing bigger things with their lives, she would shine the light on them and she would acknowledge them.鈥
The first Black woman to graduate from 色中色 College for Women in 1952, . Family, friends and colleagues said she was a trailblazer and force for positive change in her community, both while growing up in the Lehigh Valley and during her career in Washington as a museum curator.
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