Washington, Feb. 26 -- Representative Dwight Evans issued the following press release:
Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3) has introduced two pieces of legislation to honor African American trailblazers in Philadelphia.
"In our nation's 250th anniversary year, Philadelphia continues to be at the heart of Black history in the United States," Evans said. "I'm proud to honor both Dr. Constance E. Clayton, the first female and first African American superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia; and the leaders and activists who took part in the 14-year fight to desegregate Girard College, including Cecil B. Moore and Raymond Pace Alexander."
Dr. Clayton was born in North Philadelphia in 1933 and died in 2023. She spent her life in the...