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Edith M. Smith, a nurse, caregiver, and retired non-teaching assistant for the Philadelphia Public School System, died on Sunday, May 28, 2023. She was 82.
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Illinois School Currently Named After Thomas Jefferson Will Be Renamed for Rep. John Lewis People 1 hr ago © Provided by People Jeff Hutchens/Getty John Lewis An Illinois middle school named after Thomas Jefferson will be renamed in honor of civil rights icon and Congressman John Lewis due to Jefferson's past as an enslaver. The Waukegan School Board announced the official name change in a statement that also revealed a second school in the district will be named after hometown hero Edith M. Smith. "They were civil rights icons. They played important roles furthering the equity which we...
Two Waukegan middle schools were renamed Tuesday for a pair of civil rights icons — U.S. Rep. John Lewis of Georgia and Edith M. Smith, who began a legal battle which desegregated a local elementary school in the 1960s.