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Podcast: Curious City
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What's the first Chicago public school named in honor of a Black person?
Category: Arts
Duration: 00:06:29
Publish Date: 2026-02-11 11:00:00
Description: 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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