According to Frank B. Weaver of Raleigh, a former Durham schools administrator"She was the epitome of a smart teacher. She used the King's English, personified." Since she was still in office the Durham County Democrats will decide who will serve out Lucas' two-year term for the 20th district.
News and Observer
March 11, 2007
Toby Coleman, Staff Writer
Lucas, first black woman in state Senate, dies at 71
DURHAM - State Sen. Jeanne Lucas, the daughter of a laundry presser who used smarts and self-confidence to become the first black woman in the state Senate, died Friday night. She was 71.Lucas, who battled breast cancer, entered the Senate as a novice politician in 1993 after spending decades as a school administrator and Democratic Party functionary.
She was foremost a teacher. Though decades removed from her Hillside High School Spanish classes by the time she arrived in the Senate, she often spoke with passion about teacher pay, standardized testing and education reform. Read more...
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