Panama City, Lynn Haven Florida schools celebrate Black history
There also were displays of Black Americans throughout history and their accomplishments. Black cheerleaders also showed off the different routines from historically Black colleges and universities and their marching bands. The Junior ROTC program at Rutherford had a display celebrating Blacks in the military. One who stood out was Gen. Patrick Sargent, the first Black student from Rutherford to become a brigadier general and one of 14 medical general officers. Sargent graduated from Rutherford in 1981. Junior ROTC Commander Maj. Patrick Bass said he felt it was important for his fellow ...
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