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The Delany Sisters (Sarah & Bessie Delany) were the daughters of a former slave who became the first African-American elected Bishop in the Episcopal Church in the United States. The sisters were civil rights pioneers but their stories were largely unknown until their book "Having Our Say: The Delaney Sisters' First 100 Years" became a best seller selling over 5 million copies in 1993. Bessie died at 104, Sarah died at 109.
