This column by Daniel G. Clark about Alexander Clark (1826-1891) first appeared in the Muscatine Journal on November 29, 2023.
This month I assisted a northeast Iowa middle-school student with her National History Day project.
“I am doing Alexander Clark and the impacts he had on desegregating schools,” she explained.
We traded messages and then “zoomed” with help from her teacher. I asked if she knew that a student’s Alexander Clark essay had won big at the national level. Then it struck me how long ago it happened.
“That was before you were born, so it’s time for another winner!”
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