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Belinda J. Foster

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The Honorable Belinda J. Foster is the first African American woman to serve as district attorney in North Carolina. Foster received a bachelor's degree in political science from Bennett College in 1979, and in 1985 she graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law.[1] She was appointed district attorney of Rockingham and Caswell counties in 1993.[2]

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  1. ^ "Dr. Dawkins delivers MLK speech at ceremony in Reidsville". Bennett College. January 18, 2017.
  2. ^ Richards, Helen (January 30, 1993). "Belinda Foster to be appointed district attorney". Greensboro News & Record.