An Elder Discusses Hidden History

Dr. Barbara Sizemore discusses how the real history is ignored and buried. Tweet

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Black History Fact Of The Day: Dr. Barbara Sizemore

Dr. Barbara Sizemore was the first African American superintendent of a major urban school district. She became the superintendent in Washington D.C. in 1973. Dr. Sizemore crusaded against standardized testing. She stated that the tests were racially bias. She said standardized tests were “the new lynching tool” for the ambitions of African Americans. Tweet

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