
Ida Dora Fairbush: Buffalo’s First African American Teacher
Historian Barbara Seals Nevergold, PhD, visits the show to discuss the life of Ida Dora Fairbush, the first African American teacher in the Buffalo Public School District. To learn more about Fairbush, visit the Buffalo Schools web site.
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