Patricia Roberts Harris

CTL-E-1693 · Person · politician · 1970s–1980s

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Attorney and public official; U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (1977–1979); listed among Englewood High School's hall-of-fame alumni.

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Also known as: Patricia Harris

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Englewood Academy High School — has alumnus → this record

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Illinois High School Glory Days — Chicago Englewood High School Eagles

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