Paul Parks (May 7, 1923 – August 1, 2009) was an American civil engineer. Parks became the first African American Secretary of Education for Massachusetts, and was appointed by Governor Michael Dukakis to serve from 1975 until 1979. Mayor Raymond Flynn appointed Parks to the Boston School Committee, where he was also the first African American.
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7 May 1923 Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
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Died |
1 August 2009 (aged 86) Mattapan, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Zodiac | Taurus |
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