Candidly, I would like to state for the record that I feel that the efforts of the NEVILLE CHARTER ASSOCIATION to make Neville High School a Charter School is NOTHING MORE THAN A BLATANT and COVERT ATTEMPT TO SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THE TOTAL NUMBER OF BLACK STUDENTS AT NEVILLE! You see, since the current student population at NEVILLE is approximately 61% Black, many White Parents aren't enrolling their White Children at the school, even though they currently live in the Neville School Zone. Well, I feel that this matter goes all the way back to the 1965 Andrews vs The City of Monroe "DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT" that was filed, back in 1965, which paved the way for the "VERY FIRST" Black Students to attend Neville High School! Strangely enough, it was the decision handed down in The Andrew Ms vs The City of Monroe Court Case court that lead to the "WHITE FLIGHT" Era at Neville High School. Almost immediately after the court's ruling in the case, many of the White Parents failed to enroll their White Children at Neville, and begin sending their White Children to "SEGREGATED ACADEMIES," which are now known as Private Schools.By the way, currently the White Student Population at Neville is approximately 36%, which makes me suspect that I am right on point about my accusations about The Neville Charter Association's INTENTIONS TO LOWER THE TOTAL NUMBER OF BLACK STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL, BY MAKING NEVILLE A CHARTER SCHOOL! Now that I have said what I said, on to this week's Black Pioneer, Dr. Cuthbert Ormond Simpkins! Cuthbert was born on January 13, 1925, in Mansfield, Louisiana. While I didn't find any information about his early childhood Education, I did find out that Cuthbert once studied at Wiley College, and that he had graduated from Tennessee State University, with a degree in Dentistry. Additionally, he received his Doctorate of Dentistry Degree from Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry, which was located in Nashville, Tennessee. Also, during World War ll, he served in the United States Air Force. Upon returning home to the United States from the war, Cuthbert decided to establish his Dentistry Clinic in Shreveport, Louisiana. While working and living in Shreveport, he couldn't help but notice the excessive racism that plagued the city. Therefore, not being one to just sit idly by, like a spectator, at a football game, he decided that he had to join in the fight for The Civil Rights of The Negro in Shreveport, Louisiana! At a local Civil Rights meeting, he learned that Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. was thinking about starting a group to combat the racism going on in the South.Through a mutual connection, he was able to meet with Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. and received more information about the group. On January 10, 1957, Cuthbert, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and a few others, founded The Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Several other interesting facts about Cuthbert included : his home was bombed by The KLU KLUX KLAN in the early1960s ; he moved to New York after the bombing incident, and stayed there for 26 years ; he returned to Shreveport Louisiana in the early 1990s and won a seat in the House of Representatives, representing Districts 4, from 1992 - 1996 ; and before he died, he and his wife donated land for the construction of a Community Clinic to serve Black Citizens in Shreveport. Yes, people in the South are still talking about Cuthbert Ormond Simpkins and his outstanding contributions to The Civil Rights efforts in Shreveport, Louisiana! Well, it was certainly a sad day on December 4, 2019, when Black People in Shreveport got the news that their beloved Champion for Civil Rights, "Dr.Cuthbert Ormond Simpkins," had transitioned from earth to glory! Lastly, in 2020, the City Officials of Mansfield, Louisiana honored Cuthbert, by officially renaming their Post Office after h
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