Cornelius L. Golightly was the first black president of the Detroit Board of Education. Golightly was a teacher, civil rights activist, educator, and public intellectual. Golightly was born on March 23, 1917, in Waterford, Mississippi. He was one of ten children to Rev. Richmond Mack Golightly and Margaret Fullilove Golightly. At the age of 17, […]
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