Esau jenkins biography definition

Esau Jenkins (July 3, – October 30, ) was a South CarolinaAfrican-AmericanHuman Rights leader, businessman, local preacher, and community organizer.

He was the founder and leader of many organizations and institutions which helped improved the political, educational, housing, health and economic conditions of Sea Island residents.

Life and career

Jenkins grew up during the times of segregation, when educational opportunities were not readily available to him.

Esau jenkins biography definition

However, he knew the importance of education and was determined that his children and those of others would not be denied. In the s, Esau and his wife Janie used their money from farming and selling produce to purchase several buses.

These buses were used to transport their own children and others on the Sea Islands to school in Charleston and thus further their education. In , he was instrumental in the establishment of Haut Gap High School on