Thomas Cardozo
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| Born | Thomas Whitmarsh Cardozo 1839 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | 1881 (aged 41–42) Massachusetts, U.S. |
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| Relatives | Francis Lewis Cardozo (brother) |
Thomas Whitmarsh Cardozo (1839-1881) was a teacher, journalist, and public official during the Reconstruction Era in the United States.[1] He served as Superintendent of Education in Mississippi and is the only African American to have ever held the position.[2] His family was Jewish and African American.
He taught in Elizabeth City, North Carolina and in South Carolina after the American Civil War.[3]
He proposed uniform textbooks for Mississippi school.[4] He wrote accounts of his experiences in Mississippi including descriptions of his fellow Republican politicians for the New National Era. He was a delegate to the 1873 National Civil Rights Convention in Washington, D.C.[2]
He resigned his office after being accused of malfeasance in office.[2]
The Library of Congress has a photo of him.[5]
Francis Lewis Cardozo was his brother.
Cardozo Moddle School in Jackson, Mississippi is named for him.[4]
References
- ↑ Richter, William L. (December 1, 2011). "Historical Dictionary of the Civil War and Reconstruction". Scarecrow Press – via Google Books.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Brock, Euline W. (1981). "Thomas W. Cardozo: Fallible Black Reconstruction Leader". The Journal of Southern History. 47 (2): 183–206. doi:10.2307/2207949 – via JSTOR.
- ↑ http://www.ecsu.edu/documents/library/LeonardBallou.pdf
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "About Cardozo / History". http.
- ↑ "Thomas W. Cardozo, 1838-1881". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
External links
- Thomas W. Cardozo, 1838-1881 | Library of Congress
- Thomas W. Cardozo - Jstor
- About Cardozo / History - Jackson Public Schools
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