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Choice of colors : the inspirations and struggles of a Duval colored teacher : a memoirEntry/Object ID
Library.2135Description
vi, 104 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
A choice of colors : the inspirations and struggles of a Duval colored teacher : a memoir by Michael J. Williams Sr.
Autographed by author on title page.
Summary: Growing up in segregated Jacksonville during the sixties and seventies, Author Mike Williams, Sr. witnessed and experienced incidents that inspired the writing of this memoir A Choice of Colors: The Inspirations and Struggles of a Duval Colored Teacher. Every aspect of life was based on a person's color. Listening and understanding the racially based stories of Williams' neighbors, who were born at the turn of the century and into the 1920s or 1930s, was difficult for a young black boy with very dark skin. Still, he was so inspired and influenced by his African-American teachers, referred to as "colored teachers," that that he wanted to be like them. The motivation and encouragement they gave Williams caused him to push through and continue his education, despite family health setbacks and attempted gang recruitments. Then when he enrolled in a mixed-media visual arts class in high school, his life was transformed. In these pages, Williams shares his journey of struggles, prejudices, and victories as a dark-skinned African-American teacher in the Duval County School system. He persevered for the sake of his students, paying it forward so that one day, his students will also make a difference in the lives of young people...back cover
Contents: School daze -- R.V. -- James Weldon Johnson, "Mighty Trojans" --"Black Bottom" -- Mr. B. -- Great experiment -- Jenkins, the best in town -- North campus -- On the hill -- Buying the farm -- Trying to give back & make a difference -- Michael J. Williams, Sr.
Selected images: Jenkins Quality Bar-B-Que -- FAMU Professor William H. Cotton -- Algebra professor Saramae S. Richardson & family -- Classmate Mary Ann Blakeny -- Mr. Mosley's car at Ed White High School -- Mrs. Mary Randolph Jackson Lee (1901-1986) -- Mr. Isaac Emerson Bryan, Jr. -- Mrs. Sarah Nims Montgomery -- Theodore William Montgomery, Sr. -- Jimmie Thompson, Sr. -- Montgomery family -- Mary Ann Oliver -- FSCJ Printmaking & Visual Arts Professor Leo Robert Degoursey -- Coach Oliver :Crip" Walker -- Bill William G. Schmidt -- Rev. & Mrs. Henry Griffin of Tallahassee -- "Daddy Junior" Melton Jenkins, Jr., founder, Jenkins Quality Bar-B-Que -- Mrs. Willie Mae Jenkins.
Duval County public schools mentioned: Susie E. Tolbert Elementary -- R. V. Daniels Elementary School -- James Weldon Johnson, Jr. High School (JWJ) -- Stanton High School -- Edward H White High School -- William M. Raines High School -- School #86 -- School #146 -- School #92 -- School #212 -- Ribault Middle School -- School #238 -- School #145 -- School #2131 -- Justina Road Elementary School.
Selected people mentioned: Bishop Rudolph McKissick, Sr. -- Mr. Budd -- Ms. Chris Arab -- Don Price -- Fabrizio Guterriez -- Rudy George.Collection
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African American teachers -- Florida -- Jacksonville., Williams, Michael J., Sr., Duval County Public Schools (Fla.) -- History., School integration -- Florida -- Duval County, Teachers -- Florida -- Jacksonville -- Biography.Publication Details
Author
Williams, Michael J., Sr.Edition
1st ed.Publisher
[publisher not identified]Place Published
* Untyped Place Published
[Jacksonville, Florida]Call No.
LC 214.23 .J33 W55 2019ISBN
9781943106493