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Ted Kimbrough

1935–2018

United States

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Ted D. Kimbrough (January 8, 1935 – April 16, 2018) was an American educator who served as superintendent of Chicago Public Schools, Sacramento Unified School District, and Compton Unified School District. Kimbrough is recognized as the third African American and the second African American man to lead the Chicago Public Schools, following Manford Byrd Jr., who was the first African American man to hold the position.

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