Author: | Lenton Malry | ISBN: | 9780826357441 |
Publisher: | University of New Mexico Press | Publication: | October 15, 2016 |
Imprint: | University of New Mexico Press | Language: | English |
Author: | Lenton Malry |
ISBN: | 9780826357441 |
Publisher: | University of New Mexico Press |
Publication: | October 15, 2016 |
Imprint: | University of New Mexico Press |
Language: | English |
This inspiring memoir chronicles Lenton Malry’s journey from segregated Louisiana to a distinguished career in public service in New Mexico. Malry worked as a teacher on the Navajo Reservation, as a public school administrator in Albuquerque, and as a commissioner in Bernalillo County. He was also the first African American elected to the New Mexico state legislature and the first African American to earn a PhD in education from the University of New Mexico.
This inspiring memoir chronicles Lenton Malry’s journey from segregated Louisiana to a distinguished career in public service in New Mexico. Malry worked as a teacher on the Navajo Reservation, as a public school administrator in Albuquerque, and as a commissioner in Bernalillo County. He was also the first African American elected to the New Mexico state legislature and the first African American to earn a PhD in education from the University of New Mexico.