On June 11, the U.S. Postal Service issued a stamp honoring Anna Julia Cooper, a woman born into slavery who became a scholar and activist educator. Cooper — who once described her vocation as "the education of neglected people" — viewed learning as a means of true liberation.
This 32nd stamp in the Black Heritage series was dedicated at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in Washington, DC, where Cooper taught and served as principal. A First Day of Issue pictorial cancellation is now available.