Marcus Foster | |
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| Born | Marcus Albert Foster March 31, 1923 Athens, Georgia, US |
| Died | November 6, 1973 (aged 50) |
| Cause of death | Assassination by shooting |
| Resting place | Mountain View Cemetery |
| Alma mater | B.A., Cheyney State College, 1947 Ed.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1971 |
| Occupation | Educator |
| Years active | 1957–1973 |
| Employer | Oakland Unified School District |
| Known for | Oakland's first African American Superintendent; founder of the Marcus A. Foster Educational Institute; murdered by SLA |
| Title | Superintendent |
| Term | 1970–1973 |
| Spouse | Albertine Ramseur |
| Children | 1 |
Marcus Albert Foster (March 31, 1923 – November 6, 1973) was an American educator who gained a national reputation for educational excellence while serving as principal of Simon Gratz High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1966–1969), as Associate Superintendent of Schools in Philadelphia (1969–1970), and as the first black superintendent of a large city school district. He was appointed in 1970 as Superintendent of the Oakland Unified School District in Oakland, California.[1] Foster was assassinated in 1973 by members of the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA), a newly founded leftist terrorist group.
- ^ Ohles, Frederik; Shirley M. Ohles; John G. Ramsay (1997). Biographical Dictionary of Modern American Educators. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 432. ISBN 0-313-29133-0. OCLC 36430647. Retrieved March 16, 2009.
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