HUM 2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Septima Poinsette Clark, Theodore Roosevelt, Frostbite
15 Jun 2020
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Mother, freeborn to an american indian and haitian, was raised in haiti and educated in the european tradition. Parents valued education, mother was unintimidated by racial prejudice displayed towards blacks. In septima"s youth illegal for black teachers to teach black children in public schools. 1920: married a man she barely knew against her parents wishes. Infant daughter died followed by spousal infidelity. Second child, a son, experienced serious childhood illness; sent son to live with paternal grandparents. Lost teaching job after 40 years due to membership in naacp. Was arrested and taken to jail due to alcohol in her boss"s basement found during a raid. After graduating high school, 1916, she taught school in primitive conditions (no lights, no chalkboard, no paper) Developed frost bite walking to school the first winter. She and one other teacher shared responsiblities for 132 students. Worked for /month ( yr) for 132 students. White teachers received /month (,000 yr) for normal sized class.
