Education
He graduated from Oberlin College in 1902, after which time he returned to Washington as a Latin instructor at the M Street School, teaching there for the next ten years.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
Garnet Crummell Wilkinson
Edit ProfileCareer
At the time Washington, District of Columbia had the reputation of having the best public schools in the nation for African Americans. The family relocated to Washington, District of Columbia in 1888, with the young Garnet graduating from the M Street High School in 1898. On May 26, 1908, Wilkinson earned an Bachelor of Laws from Howard University Law School and later went on to earn his master"s degree from the University of Pennsylvania.
Wilkinson then served as principal of the Armstrong Manual Training School from 1912 until 1916, which was followed by his appointment as principal of Dunbar High School (formerly known as M Street School) in Washington, District of Columbia, a position he held until 1921.
He then became first assistant superintendent in charge of the colored schools in Washington, District of Columbia. Wilkinson served in that capacity until 1954, when he became an assistant superintendent within the integrated system. Two of the Fraternity"s founders, Oscar J. Cooper and Frank Coleman, had been students of his at the M Street School.
Wilkinson died on June 15, 1969 at the age of ninety. Wilkinson Elementary School and the Garnet C. Wilkinson Public Library, both in Washington, District of Columbia, are named after him.
Membership
Wilkinson lived in the LeDroit Park section of Washington, District of Columbia and was an honorary member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity.
