Marcus Foster
Educator, Person or entity appearing in film
1923 – 1973
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Who was Marcus Foster?
Marcus Albert Foster was an African-American educator who gained a national reputation for educational excellence while serving as principal of Simon Gratz High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as Associate Superintendent of Schools in Philadelphia, and as the first black Superintendent of the Oakland Unified School District in Oakland, California. Foster was murdered in 1973 by members of the Symbionese Liberation Army.
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- Born
- Mar 31, 1923
Athens - Also known as
- Marcus Albert Foster
- Marcus A. Foster
- Spouses
- Children
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
- University of Pennsylvania
- Lived in
- Oakland
- Philadelphia
- Died
- Nov 6, 1973
Oakland - Resting place
- Mountain View Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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