Hattie Carthan
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Hattie Carthan (1901-1984) was a community activist and environmentalist who was instrumental is improving the quality of life of the Brooklyn, New York community of Bedford-Stuyvesant.
Carthan spearheaded a campaign to save a Magnolia grandiflora tree that was thriving far north of its natural habitat, and went on to found the Magnolia Tree Earth Center.[1]
Hattie saved a hundred-year-old, forty-foot-high magnolia grandiflora tree by getting it designated an official city living landmark.
[edit] References
- ^ Magnolia Tree Earth Center website
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