Occupation-Educator-Principal
Dolores Irene Silas (1926-2021)
Dr. Dolores Irene Silas was a person of many Tacoma, Washington “firsts”–the first woman of color to become a school...
William F. Powell (1848-1920)
William F. Powell, a late 19th Century politician, was born in Troy, New York on June 26, 1848. When he...
William B. Gibbs, Jr. (1905-1984)
Civil Rights activist, American educator, and community religious leader William B. Gibbs, Jr. was born July 26, 1905, in West...
Nedd James Johnson Sr. (1960- )
Prominent New Jersey educator Nedd James Johnson, Sr. was born on March 1, 1960 to Neely and Queen Johnson in Dayton Beach, Florida. ...
Bernie Custis (1928-2017)
Bernie Custis was a pioneer in American and Canadian football. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 23, 1928, he was...
Harrison L. Caldwell (1909-1964)
Harrison Laverne Caldwell, the first African American principal in the Seattle Public Schools District, was born in Topeka, Kansas in...
William Madison McDonald (1866-1950)
Born on June 22, 1866 in Kaufman County, Texas, William Madison (Gooseneck Bill) McDonald’s parents had been slaves. His father,...
