{"id":3351,"date":"2018-02-26T16:23:39","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T00:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chalkboardchampions.org\/?p=3351"},"modified":"2018-02-26T16:27:39","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T00:27:39","slug":"educator-william-henry-spencer-worked-tirelessly-georgias-african-american-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chalkboardchampions.org\/educator-william-henry-spencer-worked-tirelessly-georgias-african-american-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Educator William Henry Spencer: He Worked Tirelessly for Georgia&#8217;s African American Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chalkboardchampions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/download-4.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3396\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chalkboardchampions.org\/educator-william-henry-spencer-worked-tirelessly-georgias-african-american-students\/download-20\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chalkboardchampions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/download-4.jpg?fit=183%2C275&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"183,275\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"download\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chalkboardchampions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/download-4.jpg?fit=183%2C275&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chalkboardchampions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/download-4.jpg?fit=183%2C275&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3396\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chalkboardchampions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/download-4.jpg?resize=250%2C376&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"376\" \/><\/a>In our nation&#8217;s history, there are many fine examples of African American educators who have worked tirelessly to provide quality education to Black students. William Henry Spencer was one such educator.<\/p>\n<p>William was born on September 21, 1857, in the city of Columbus in Muscogee County, Georgia. He was one of eight children of a local blacksmith. As a youngster, William attended Asbury Chapel, a Columbus public school which served African American students. In his later years, this lifelong learner enrolled in Clark College, a historically Black private college located in Atlanta, Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>William gained his teaching certificate in 1875 and inaugurated his teaching career in Harris County schools. Before long, he transferred to the city school system in his home town of Columbus. For the next fifty years, William dedicated himself to\u00a0improving the curriculum of segregated schools, and he worked diligently to establish courses in fine arts and vocational practices. Because of his expertise, he was selected as the\u00a0Supervisor of the Colored Schools in Muscogee County, a position he held from 1912 to 1925. During this time, William&#8217;s passion was to establish an accredited high school for African American students in Columbus. His dream was finally realized with the opening of a new facility on November 29, 1930. The school was named\u00a0<a title=\"Spencer High School (Columbus, Georgia)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spencer_High_School_(Columbus,_Georgia)\">William Henry Spencer High School<\/a>\u00a0in his honor.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, William did not live long enough to see the realization of his goal. This chalkboard champion died of complications of appendicitis on May 30, 1925.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In our nation&#8217;s history, there are many fine examples of African American educators who have worked tirelessly to provide quality education to Black students. William Henry Spencer was one such educator. 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