On a winter morning in late January 1969, the corridors of Cardozo Senior High School in Washington, D.C., filled with the ordinary sounds of students changing classes and teachers calling out reminders, as assistant principal Herman L. Clifford, a 45-year-old Black/African American man, moved through the building overseeing the rhythm of the school day. He was more than just an administrator; he was a school leader entrusted with discipline and safety, and at home he was a father of two childre
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