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Donald V. Watkins
Jan 53 min read
2401 Morgan Avenue in Parsons, Kansas: The First Launchpad for the Children of Levi and Lillian Watkins
This modest one-story home at 2401 Morgan Avenue in Parsons, Kansas, was the first launchpad for the children of Levi and Lillian Watkins.
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Donald V. Watkins
Oct 17, 20232 min read
My Dad’s First Principalship at the Colored School in Parsons, Kansas was Announced on May 28, 1940
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on October 17, 2023 He was described as " one of the most promising young Negro educators...
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Donald V. Watkins
Aug 3, 20234 min read
A Watkins Family Gathering in Atlanta
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on August 3, 2023 We met in Atlanta for three days last weekend. It was a family...
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Donald V. Watkins
Jul 3, 20236 min read
An Open Letter to My Grandchildren
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on July 3, 2023 Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court banned affirmative action for black...
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Donald V. Watkins
Mar 8, 20235 min read
Women's History Month: Honoring the Life and Legacy of Lillian Bernice Varnado Watkins
By: Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on March 8, 2023 Lillian Bernice Varnado Watkins, the matriarch of the Watkins family,...
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Donald V. Watkins
Aug 28, 20223 min read
The Watkins Family Associated With Known "Criminals"
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on August 28, 2022 Most readers know that I grew up in Montgomery, Alabama in the 1950s...
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Donald V. Watkins
Jun 20, 20214 min read
Knowledge of History is Critical to Success
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and published on June 20, 2021 I get asked all of the time why I write and publish articles about the...
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Donald V. Watkins
Jul 31, 20196 min read
Adam and Sallie Watkins: A legacy of Love
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on July 31, 2019 On July 21, 2019, I published an article titled, “ Watkins Men Never...
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Donald V. Watkins
Jul 21, 20195 min read
Watkins Men Never Surrender Their Manhood
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on July 21, 2019 During our highly publicized trials and tribulations over the past few...
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Donald V. Watkins
Jun 17, 20194 min read
In the End, Judge Frank Johnson Needed Community Acceptance, Too
Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr., was the most hated man in Alabama’s white community in the 1950s, 60s, and early 70s. This is his story.
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Donald V. Watkins
Jun 16, 20194 min read
Dr. Levi Watkins: The Father Who Taught Me How to be a Strong Man
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on June 16, 2019 My father was Levi Watkins. He was president of Alabama State...
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Donald V. Watkins
May 10, 20195 min read
A Mother’s Day Tribute to Lillian Bernice Varnado Watkins
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 10, 2019 Lillian Bernice Varnado Watkins, the matriarch of the Watkins Family, was...
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