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By Jessica Black
image captionMary Ann McCracken wrote of collecting for charities into her 10th decade
Anti-slavery activist Mary Ann McCracken went door-to-door collecting for charity into her 10th decade, a cache of previously unpublished letters has revealed.
The 19th Century abolitionist is often said to have pamphleteered at Belfast docks into her 89th year.
But records show her to have been collecting for Belfast s poor and campaigning for the anti-slavery cause for several years more.
Northern Ireland-born researcher Dr Cathryn McWilliams has catalogued six-and-a-half decades of Mary Ann McCracken s correspondence.
Recently there has been a renewed push to bring the abolitionist out of her beloved brother s shadow, with the launch of a foundation in her name.
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Mary Ann McCracken statue agreed for grounds of Belfast City Hall
Councillor says the statue will showcase city s diverse side
16:01, 21 MAY 2021
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