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There are countless stories about deep secrets and shameful cover-ups that have been orchestrated by government officials over the years in Washington, DC. While some may sound like conspiracy theories, there are some undeniable facts of DC History that are so perplexing and tragic that they seem unreal. “These untold histories are often right in front of us though many are unaware of the truth,” explains Marc Minsker, a teacher at Wilson High School and a community organizer.
Fort Reno Reservoir Tower
One of the least known but most painful chapters in DC’s history involves what is now an idyllic park managed by the National Park Service: Fort Reno. This 20-acre park, which sits at the highest point in the city (409 feet above sea level), now hosts a soccer field, basketball and tennis courts, as well as rolling hills and wooded glens that border a public middle and high school. There is an iconic tower that looks out over a re
After she graduated from Ottumwa High School, she was hired to teach music in the district.
Her supervisor was Frances Clark, who “learned of my ambition to ‘elevate the stage,’” she wrote in 1925. Clark persuaded Inskeep she didn’t need to go to college at Northwestern since she’d already had so much experience directing choirs and “you get such lovely music” from the children she taught.
From Ottumwa, Inskeep went to Sioux Falls, S.D., where she taught for two years before moving to Cedar Rapids in 1903.
The Sioux Falls newspaper reported Inskeep would be paid $80 a month in her new job, or $15 more than she was earning in Sioux Falls.
Portland s Wilson High will be renamed after a Black woman who made history [not named yet-but it has to be a black woman]
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PORTLAND, Ore Wilson High School in Southwest Portland will be renamed after a Black woman who made a historical impact on society.
The board of Portland Public Schools decided to change the school s name in July in response to the racial justice movement that followed the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Built in 1954, the high school was named for former Pres. Woodrow Wilson, whose administration segregated federal offices. Wilson also wrote a book considered sympathetic to the Ku Klux Klan.
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Wilson High School likely to be renamed after Black woman December 15 2020
Five different pioneering women are on the short list of new names for Southwest Portland high school.
Southwest Portland s Wilson High School is likely to be renamed after a Black woman.
A school renaming committee has sifted through community suggestions to whittle down a list of five names for the high school. All of the proposed names are those of pioneering Black women.
The names up for consideration include Harriet Wilson, who has no connection to Oregon but whose last name would allow the school to keep the Wilson moniker.