Tanner G. Duckrey was the first African American school superintendent in the Philadelphia school district. An elementary school is named for him.
He gave a lecture at Delaware State University. He made "great contributions" to African American education according to one account. He also served as principal of Barratt Evening School.
He served as principal of the Durham School. He also served as principal of Dunbar Elementary School.
In 1943, he was appointed as Assistant to the Board of Superintendents and tasked with dealing with the "problems facing Negro students in Philadelphia Public Schools".
References
- Company, Johnson Publishing (January 23, 1958). "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company – via Google Books.
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- Skelcher, Bradley (November 15, 2000). Delaware State University. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-0597-8 – via Google Books.
- Saunders, John A. (April 15, 1964). "100 Years After Emancipation: History of the Philadelphia Negro, 1787 to 1963". Free African Society – via Google Books.
- ^ Nelson, H. Viscount (April 15, 1969). "Race and Class Consciousness of Philadelphia Negroes". University of Pennsylvania. p. 177 – via Google Books.
- "Race Relations: 1943-1944". Negro University Press. April 15, 1969 – via Google Books.
- "Race Relations". Social Science Institute, Fisk University. April 15, 1943 – via Google Books.
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