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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 schools.[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 Middle 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.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ "Thomas W. Cardozo Unsung Schoolmaster and Politician" (PDF). ecsu.edu. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
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- ^ "Thomas W. Cardozo, 1838-1881". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.