Name/Title
Hamzah (Fain), Benjamin (First Black Lorain Public School Teacher)Entry/Object ID
2023.57.1Scope and Content
Mr. Benjamin Hamzah (nee Fain) was the first Black teacher hired by Lorain City Schools. He began his tenure in Lorain in 1954, taught at Hawthorne, Admiral King, Southview and Charleston, and retired in 1982. Mr. Hamzah was also active in local politics, a Navy veteran, and an unapologetic voice for civil rights, Black empowerment, and religious diversity. This collection of news articles and opinion editorials is archived in honor of Mr. Hamzah's work to bring Black student unions and Black history courses to Lorain City Schools in the 70's.
This obituary for Mr. Benjamin Hamzah was printed in the November 2, 1998 issue of the Lorain Journal.Collection
Lorain Black History ArchivesAcquisition
Accession
2023.57Acquisition Method
Collected by Staff
