Credit: DaytonDailyNews
A 1954 graduate of Roosevelt High School, Peters went on to study history, English, and Spanish at the University of Dayton. According to the Dayton Peace Museum, over the course of 20 years, Peters earned two bachelor’s degrees, one master’s degree, and a supervisor’s certificate.
Peters was well-known throughout the Dayton community, and was a respected educator, historian, and writer, who devoted her life to her community, students, and to the fight for Civil Rights. In 2012, the Dayton Peace Museum named her a Peace Hero.
Peters was a Dayton Public Schools teacher for decades, retiring in 1993. She has authored multiple works, including “The Ebony Book of Black Achievement” and “Dayton’s African-American Heritage.” Peters served as president of the Dayton branch of the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History beginning in 1984 and served on the National ASALH Executive Council from 1993 to 1995, according to her LinkedIn profile.
Peters has received multiple awards including the National Council of Negro Women’s Excellence in Teaching Award for the Midwest Region in 1991, and she was featured within The HistoryMakers, the national oral history project, in 2006.
Funeral and/or memorial arrangements for Peters have yet to be announced.
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