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Florence DaVida Johnson-Reid: Reaching a Pinnacle in Black Education

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February 02, 2025 10:01pm

18m

ABC#071, segment 2

Florence daVida "Videe" Howard Johnson-Reid steadily worked her way up the ladder of education until she was Dean of Graduate Studies at Cheyney University, whose history dates back to 1837 and the Institute for Colored Youth. Learn about the evolution of education for Philadelphia's African American citizens and more.