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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Deal was mostly OOB students historically. In boundary families were not choosing Deal in large numbers and only did so feeling apprehensive about the choice. It is only since principal Kim came that the shift started to happen. My oldest graduated from Deal 4 years ago before the modernization. But even then you could see the academic improvements. It is possible.[/quote] If you go back far enough, before integration, Deal and other ward 3 schools were historically white, representing the neighborhood they were in.[/quote] No, they were white by law. In fact, Deal and Wilson were built (with land acquired through condemnation and eminent domain) to destroy the historic black neighborhood that existed around Fort Reno. http://www.culturaltourismdc.org/things-do-see/fort-reno-site-african-american-heritage-trail[/quote]
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