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Rockefeller's Philanthropy
The first big project that he and the family do is actually spellman college, the h b c u women's college in atlanta. In the early 18 eighties, they financed the building of that. It is the first liberal arts college for black women in america. He went from pre civil war, being an abolitionist, a big supporter of lincoln, to really advocating for the rights of black people after the civil war.