Another Generation Almost Forgotten

by Jefferson Wiggins

The principle that no child should be left behind is now codified in the laws of the United States, but Jefferson Wiggins grew up in a different United States, under a very different set of laws. From the night the Ku Klux Klan came to hang his fath

244 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 2003

Reviews

[Shannon Ellsworth · Rating 4 out of 5]

I suppose the title says it all but why have I never heard of this guy? He stormed the beach a Normandy, General Patton personally saw to his being named an Army Officer (the first African American army officer EVER), he got a PhD, was a teacher....and he grew up in rural Alabama at a time when the KKK was hanging people for any and every possible made up reason essential for sport. I suspect the title is a nod to his continued humbleness and a nod to others like him that we of course don’t learn about in history class but Jefferson Wiggins is an American hero. I hope other people will see this review and read this book. Pass it on. It’s time these “forgotten” heroes became a little less forgotten.