EPISODE · Feb 11, 2026 · 6 MIN
What's the first Chicago public school named in honor of a Black person?
from Curious City · host WBEZ Chicago
Many of Chicago’s oldest schools are named after white men. The first named after a Black person goes back to the 1930s, and it came with some controversy.
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