Alexander Clark Becomes an Attorney, Newspaper Publisher and Ambassador

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civil rights school segregation desegregation voting rights Brown v. Board of Education Iowa blacks black history african-americans alexander clark alexander junior university of iowa law degree chicago conservator newspaper editor frederick douglass benjamin harrison president harrison liberia ambassador
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History-Social Science
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Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 Post-Secondary
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Classroom Teacher / Educator
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Alexander Clark Becomes an Attorney, Newspaper Publisher and Ambassador

After winning the first successful school desegregation case in the history of the United States in 1867, African-American businessman Alexander Clark continued to accomplish great things including getting his law degree from the University of Iowa, running a newspaper in Chicago, and becoming the United States Ambassador to Liberia. This clip from the Lost in History: Alexander Clark documentary provides an overview of Clark’s contributions and his relationship with Frederick Douglass.
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