Watkins, Tommie L., Jr.
Person
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Tommie L. Watkins Jr. papers
Collection
Identifier: 7737
Abstract
Papers of Rev. Tommie Lee Watkins Jr., documenting his interaction with the U.S. Navy regarding their demand that he repay tuition. During the three-year administrative process, Watkins asserted that the Navy's insistence that he repay tuition when it had excused numerous cases involving white students was influenced by racism. His papers also document his views on communities of faith and the inclusion and affirmation of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people, those questioning...
Dates:
2000-2009.