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• Dr. Marcus Foster: Making Oakland Schools Work - event listing

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  Come in person to see the whole exhibit before December 30, 2023!

• Marcus A. Foster Collection, 1958-1980

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  Many of the items included in the exhibit are part of the Oakland History Center's Marcus A. Foster Collection. The full collection, as well as other Marcus Foster-related material, is available to researchers upon request.

• Elijah Turner of Black Caucus on selecting Oakland Superintendent - Bay Area Television Archive

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  Community activism played a large part in bringing Marcus Foster to Oakland. The Black Caucus was one group leading protests and demanding involvement in the School Board's Superintendent selection process. In this short clip from KPIX…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Paul Cobb of Black Caucus on Oakland School District - Bay Area Television Archive

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  Before offering the Superintendent position to Dr. Foster, the school board offered the job to two other candidates, without input from the community. In this short clip from KPIX Eyewitness News on October 21, 1969, Black Caucus leader…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dr. Marcus A. Foster's Historical Speech to OUSD - YouTube

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  Hear a recording of Dr. Marcus Foster’s historic first speech to OUSD staff. Many Oaklanders were skeptical about the newly hired Superintendent from Philadelphia, but this speech helped win them over. Note that the date on the youtube…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Open Pulpit radio interview with Dr. Marcus Foster

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  Dr. Foster discussed his goals for Oakland’s schools and his own educational philosophy on the radio show The Open Pulpit in the fall of 1970, shortly after his arrival in Oakland. He is interviewed by Rev. Charles Belcher of Downs…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Making Schools Work

  Strategies for Changing Education

  Foster, Marcus A., 1923-1973,

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  Dr. Foster's book of essays about education inspired the title of our exhibit. It was published soon after his arrival in Oakland. The book concludes with the text of his first speech to OUSD staff.

• A Report on the Master Plan Citizen's Committee of the Oakland Unified School District, Oakland, California

  Magid, Marian

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  Dr. Foster invited community involvement in the schools with the Master Plan Citizens Committee, which had hundreds of members working in smaller task forces focused on specific topics.

• Report of the Task Force on School Buildings

  Master Plan Citizens Committee Oakland Public Schools

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  About a third of OUSD's buildings were deemed unsafe when Dr. Foster was hired, and a massive building program began during his tenure, with the help of the Master Plan Citizens Committee's Task Force on School Buildings. This group…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• El Día De La Raza

  Oakland Unified School District

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  One of Dr. Foster's priorities was promoting cross-cultural education. The curriculum guides for El Dia De La Raza, Lunar New Year (Gung Hei Fat Choy), and Cinco De Mayo are examples of that goal in action.

• Gung Hei Fat Choy

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• Cinco De Mayo

  Oakland Unified School District

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• Death to the Fascist Insect

  Symbionese Liberation Army

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  Dr. Foster was assassinated by the SLA on November 6, 1973. They sent out Communique No. 1 taking credit for the attack and explaining their motives. The full text of the document and the groups other writings can be found in this volume.

• Black Panther Intercommunal News Service

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  The Black Panther Party's newspaper covered Marcus Foster's death, demanding justice for his killers and disputing claims that the SLA had ties to other Black radical groups. Issues of the Intercommunal News Service from November 17, 1973;…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dr. Marcus A. Foster

  a Man for All People

  Hallum, Rosemary, 1928-

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  This picture-book style biography was made for OUSD students in commemoration of Dr. Foster's life, as a way to help them process the tragic loss of their Superintendent. The text was written by Rosemary Hallum and Foster's widow Albertine…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• In the Crossfire

  Marcus Foster and the Troubled History of American School Reform

  Spencer, John Palmer

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  This book is highly recommended for anyone who wants to learn more about Dr. Foster's life and career. The author did much of his research for the book right here in the Oakland History Center.

• In the Crossfire

  Marcus Foster and the Troubled History of American School Reform

  Spencer, John P.

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  Also available as an ebook!

• 50 years after he was assassinated, why Marcus Foster is more relevant than ever - EdSource

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  This article examines Dr. Foster's enduring legacy, including a quote from current OUSD Superintendent Dr. Kyla Johnson-Trammell describing his work as a "foundational frame" for Oakland's current Community Schools initiatives.

• Healthy Schools, Thriving Students: Key Themes in Community Schools - OUSD

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  This recent report describes features of OUSD’s Community Schools—community and parent partnerships, shared leadership, healthcare support, and more — many of which are very similar to initiatives Dr. Foster worked to introduce.