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John D. O'Bryant

1931–1992

United States

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John Donaldson O'Bryant (July 15, 1931 – July 3, 1992) was the first African American to be elected to the Boston School Committee, being elected in 1977. He spent most of his adult life working in the school systems, first as a school teacher and ending with work at Northeastern University until his death in 1992. O'Bryant was born in Boston, Massachusetts.

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