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Intellectually Persecuted
Heart Adventures with PuppyGirl are actual stories and paths taken together as BigBestFriend and PuppyGirl enjoy sharing Christian morals and love with others. Led by the Holy Spirit, the writing of the adventures and poems is indeed a labor of love focusing to impart the enduring presence of God and his gifts to us. The author believes keeping Jesus Christ with us in our hearts every day can only lead to a more accepting world as God’s love is made evident to all. PuppyGirl is a registered therapy dog and enjoys visiting people of all walks of life in hospitals, nursing facilities, and in the homes of hospice patients. She provides much needed solace from their pain and loneliness, enjoying every moment.
172 pages, Kindle Edition
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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