Prologue. "Under a heavy burden" -- The burden of race, 1890-1923. "A debt of gratitude that can never be paid" : the early life of Annie C. Tuggle -- "If I had ten thousand voices" : Annie C. Tuggle and the burden of education -- The burden of gender, 1924-1968. "And you will be the one lynched" : Annie C. Tuggle and the burdens of sex, marriage, and divorce -- A childless mother : Annie C. Tuggle and the burden of leadership in African American Churches of Christ -- The burden of religion, 1969-1972. "But you can't whip this Bible" : Annie C. Tuggle and the burden of scripture -- "The story of my life" : Annie C. Tuggle and another world wonder -- Epilogue. The legacy of Annie C. Tuggle