Joe Louis Clark | |
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| Born | Joe Louis Clark May 8, 1938 Rochelle, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | December 29, 2020 (aged 82) Newberry, Florida, U.S. |
| Education | William Paterson University (BA) Seton Hall University (MA) |
| Spouse | Gloria |
| Children | 3, including Joetta and Hazel |
Joe Louis Clark (May 8, 1938 – December 29, 2020) was an American educator and administrator, who was best known for his tenure as principal of Eastside High School in Paterson, New Jersey from 1982 to 1989. He gained national attention for his unconventional and controversial disciplinary measures as leading the school, and was the subject of the 1989 film Lean on Me, starring Morgan Freeman.[1]