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Katherine Butler Jones is a noted author, educator, and social activist.

In 1964, Dr. Katherine Butler Jones founded the Freedom Schools educational partnership between Roxbury and Newton, Massachusetts. #Harlem
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She was the first director of Newton METCO, the school district that educated the largest number of Boston school children of color, and later, she was the first African American elected to the Newton School Committee.

Katherine Butler Jones is a former resident of 409 Edgecombe Avenue.
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