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{{Short description|American teacher and civil rights activist (1915 - 2001)}} |
{{Short description|American teacher and civil rights activist (1915 - 2001)}} |
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'''Charles Spencer Pompey''' (1915 - 2001) was a teacher, principal, coach, civil rights activist, and author in Florida.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2001-07-25-0107250275-story.html|title=C. SPENCER POMPEY, DELRAY ACTIVIST|first=Marian Dozier and C. Ron Allen Staff|last=Writers|website=Sun-Sentinel.com|date=25 July 2001 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pbchistoryonline.org/page/c-spencer-pompey|title=People of Palm Beach County - C. Spencer Pompey|website=www.pbchistoryonline.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35638509/c-spencer-pompey-obit/|title=C Spencer Pompey obit|newspaper=The Palm Beach Post |date=July 26, 2001|pages=165|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> He challenged lower pay rates for African American teachers, exclusion of African Americans from public beaches, and college tuition for African American students segregated out of state schools.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35638581/c-spencer-pompey/|title=C Spencer Pompey|newspaper=The Palm Beach Post |date=May 13, 1984|pages=339|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> |
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He taught, coached, and became principal of Carver High School in Delray Beach. His wife published his manuscript ''More Rivers to Cross'' after his death. |
He taught, coached, and became principal of Carver High School in Delray Beach. His wife published his manuscript ''More Rivers to Cross'' after his death. |
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He wrote: |
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*''Like A Mighty Banyan : Contributions of Black People to the History of Palm Beach County'' (1982) |
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*''More Rivers to Cross : A Forty Year Look at the Quest for Fair and Equitable Fulfillment of the "American dream", 1940-1980''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n83043376/|title=Pompey, C. Spencer [WorldCat Identities]}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 13:22, 13 October 2023
Charles Spencer Pompey (1915 - 2001) was a teacher, principal, coach, civil rights activist, and author in Florida.[1][2][3] He challenged lower pay rates for African American teachers, exclusion of African Americans from public beaches, and college tuition for African American students segregated out of state schools.[4]
He taught, coached, and became principal of Carver High School in Delray Beach. His wife published his manuscript More Rivers to Cross after his death.
The Florida Archives have 11 color slides of him. The Spady Cultural Heritage Museum has a documentary video about him inckuding his successes as a football coach.
Books
[edit]He wrote:
- Like A Mighty Banyan : Contributions of Black People to the History of Palm Beach County (1982)
- More Rivers to Cross : A Forty Year Look at the Quest for Fair and Equitable Fulfillment of the "American dream", 1940-1980[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Writers, Marian Dozier and C. Ron Allen Staff (25 July 2001). "C. SPENCER POMPEY, DELRAY ACTIVIST". Sun-Sentinel.com.
- ^ "People of Palm Beach County - C. Spencer Pompey". www.pbchistoryonline.org.
- ^ "C Spencer Pompey obit". The Palm Beach Post. July 26, 2001. p. 165 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "C Spencer Pompey". The Palm Beach Post. May 13, 1984. p. 339 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pompey, C. Spencer [WorldCat Identities]".