On a cold February afternoon in 1971, Samson L. Freedman, a 56-year-old white male, was leaving his job as a ceramics teacher at Leeds Junior High School in Philadelphia, PA. A dedicated educator and a respected voice in the community, he had spent 25 years with the school district. He also served as the chairman of a district human relations commission, and was remembered as a tireless worker for racial understanding.
Earlier that day, Freedman had suspended a 14-year-old eighth-grade st
...Read More
Account
