Leon Watts
(1920-1999)

man

Died aged c. 79

Leon Watts, born in Richmond, Kentucky, August 7, 1920, was the first black instructor at Broward Community College’s Davie Campus, and a counselor, civil rights activist, community advocate and member of the Broward Community College District Board of Trustees. His education at Florida A&M University was interrupted by World War II, after which he earned his bachelor’s degree in 1947. He later received a Master’s degree from the University of Michigan and completed post-graduate work at California State University and San Diego State. Leon Watts died in 1999.

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Leon Watts

Leon Watts [full inscription unknown]

Leon Watts Career Counseling Center in the John Payne Building on the Central Campus of Broward Community College, 3501 SW Davie Road, Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States where they was