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Intellectually Persecuted: Down but Never Out
When Dr. Marshall Jenkins was interviewed on a local Florida TV station in 1980, the interviewer asked him, 'Who are you?' By that time, Dr. Jenkins had served in the army in World War II, earned his degrees in education from universities in Florida and Connecticut, become the first black high school principal in the state of Connecticut, and overseen the desegregation of schools in New York and Florida as a principal and an area superintendent. This book is his answer to that question.
172 pages, Paperback
First published December 11, 2012
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July 6, 2017
This is the story of Marshall Jenkins' life.
He isn't white like most of us but is an African American. He found out at an early age what it was like to be discriminated against and when he reached adulthood, and after WWII (he did serve), decided to try to change the education system for all. Some places he met resistence--the school that he was a principal at needed a freezer. So they held bake sales and other things to raise the money. They had enough for a freezer but was told by the higher ups (who were white), they couldn't get the freezer (even though they earned the money for it). That happened in the south. Dr. Jenkins moved back to Connecticut and became principal there--he was given free rein to get what the new school needed.
He went to a meeting of school supervisors and ran into the man who told him he couldn't get the freezer. Instead of shaking the guy's hand, Jenkins turned of walked off.
This book is full of little stories like that--how he was treated and also his race. It will open your eyes to the situation. Even though Civil Rights were passed, there wasn't really any.
This was an interesting book and a good one for those interested in racial history.
He isn't white like most of us but is an African American. He found out at an early age what it was like to be discriminated against and when he reached adulthood, and after WWII (he did serve), decided to try to change the education system for all. Some places he met resistence--the school that he was a principal at needed a freezer. So they held bake sales and other things to raise the money. They had enough for a freezer but was told by the higher ups (who were white), they couldn't get the freezer (even though they earned the money for it). That happened in the south. Dr. Jenkins moved back to Connecticut and became principal there--he was given free rein to get what the new school needed.
He went to a meeting of school supervisors and ran into the man who told him he couldn't get the freezer. Instead of shaking the guy's hand, Jenkins turned of walked off.
This book is full of little stories like that--how he was treated and also his race. It will open your eyes to the situation. Even though Civil Rights were passed, there wasn't really any.
This was an interesting book and a good one for those interested in racial history.
September 15, 2023
Jenkins was a black man who tried to improve places wherever he worked and to bring racial equality to all the jobs he held. I live in Lebanon CT and was definitely disappointed that he wasn’t offered the superintendent position (although I didn’t live here then). It was amazing to see how much race played a part , especially in the south, in determining what he tried to accomplish. This book was written almost 10 years ago and it’s sad to see we still haven’t progressed in accepting a person for who they are, not the color of their skin, religious affiliation, sexual orientation or financial status.
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