Tanner G. Duckrey was the first African American school superintendent in the Philadelphia school district.[1] An elementary school is named for him.[2]
He gave a lecture at Delaware State University.[3] He made "great contributions" to African American education according to one account.[4] He also served as principal of Barratt Evening School.[5]
He served as principal of the Durham School.[5] He also served as principal of Dunbar Elementary School.
In 1943, he was appointed as Assistant to the Board of Superintendents[6] and tasked with dealing with the "problems facing Negro students in Philadelphia Public Schools".[7]
References
edit- ^ Company, Johnson Publishing (January 23, 1958). "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company – via Google Books.
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- ^ Skelcher, Bradley (November 15, 2000). Delaware State University. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-0597-8 – via Google Books.
- ^ Saunders, John A. (April 15, 1964). "100 Years After Emancipation: History of the Philadelphia Negro, 1787 to 1963". Free African Society – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Nelson, H. Viscount (April 15, 1969). "Race and Class Consciousness of Philadelphia Negroes". University of Pennsylvania. p. 177 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Race Relations: 1943-1944". Negro University Press. April 15, 1969 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Race Relations". Social Science Institute, Fisk University. April 15, 1943 – via Google Books.
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