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Why Public Schools Have Failed the Vision of the Man Who Created Them
FORGOTTEN HERO
A new production is exploring the achievements of Black hero Robert Smalls and how his legacy creating free public schools is being tarnished by the culture wars.
Brooke Leigh Howard
Race and Identity Reporter
Published
Oct. 7 2023
10:43PM EDT
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