Professor James Wattenbarger, the Distinguished Service Professor emeritus at the University of Florida graduate school, put it best: "The establishment of the twelve predominantly Black junior colleges was an undesirable but necessary action in Florida. What was believed to be undesirable in 1957 did have some positive result in terms of long-term values in the 1990s." The products of these colleges have been "the total development of Florida's political, social and economic growth for thousands of Florida's citizens."
Walter L. Smith makes quite an impact with this book, as does his continuing work as a professor of higher education in the Graduate School at the University of Florida.
Dr. Kenneth D. Yglesias, is the President of Golden West College in Huntington Beach, California.
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