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Marcus Albert Foster, an influential educator and the first Black superintendent of the Oakland Unified School District, was tragically assassinated on November 6, 1973, at the age of 50. Foster was leaving a school board meeting when he and his deputy, Robert Blackburn, were ambushed by members of the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA), a radical leftist group. Foster was shot multiple times with bullets laced with cyanide, leading to his immediate death, while Blackburn was severely injured but ...Read More
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Marcus Albert Foster
Male
Black / African American
Oakland
CA
1973-11-06
50
Marcus
Albert Foster
11/24/2025
Forum Posts (3)
Have you all ever heard about the cyanide bullets used in Marcus Foster's assassination? It's honest... ...Read More
03/21/2024
03/21/2024
I'm really thinking about how the SLA totally misunderstood Marcus Foster's intentions. It's just be... ...Read More
02/10/2024
02/10/2024
I've been diving deep into the Marcus Foster case, and one aspect that really stands out to me is ho... ...Read More
10/05/2023
10/05/2023
