Legacy and Honors
- First Lady Mamie Eisenhower paid tribute to Terrell's memory in a letter read to the NACW convention on August 1, writing, "For more than 60 years, her great gifts were dedicated to the betterment of humanity, and she left a truly inspiring record."
- 1933 - At Oberlin College's centennial celebration, Terrell was recognized among the college's "Top 100 Outstanding Alumni".
- 1948 - Oberlin awarded Terrell the honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters.
- 1975 - The Mary Church Terrell house in the LeDroit Park neighborhood of Washington was named a National Historic Landmark.
- In 2002, scholar Molefi Kete Asante included Mary Church Terrell on his list of 100 Greatest African Americans.
- 2009- Terrell was among 12 pioneers of civil rights commemorated in a United States Postal Service postage stamp series.
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