Amy Goodman
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Institutional Racism in Ferguson? First Black School Chief Speaks Out After Forced Resignation
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August 18, 2014
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12:12Now PlayingAs protests continue in Ferguson, we are joined by Art McCoy, who in 2010 he became the first AfricanAmerican school superintendent of the FergusonFlorissant School District. But three years later, McCoy was suspended without explanation, setting off a controversy that led to his resignation earlier this year. At the time of his suspension, there were no African Americans on the school board, even though threequarters of the district's students were black. McCoy is currently an adjunct professor of education at the University of Missouri, and is on the board of the Urban League's St. Louis Chapter.
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