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Public Schools of Plainfield Public Schools of Plainfield New Jersey Office of Community Engagement Gloria Montealegre, MPA 1200 Myrtle Avenue Plainfield, NJ 07063 (908) 731-4333 Fax: (908) 731-4336 THE PLAINFIELD BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED NAMING ITS NEW SCHOOL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS MR. CHARLES B. BOOKER AND MRS. ANNA BOOKER Longtime Civil Rights Activists Who Fought for the Desegregation of Plainfield Schools Plainfield, N.J. – February 17, 2021 - The Plainfield Board of Education voted on Tuesday to name the new school under construction at the site of the former Woodland Elementary School, The Charles and Anna Booker School. The Bookers, as they are affectionately known in Plainfield, are civil rights activist who fought for the desegregation of the Plainfield public schools and are active members of the community. In 1965, Mr. Booker, an Army Veteran, who worked for the Veterans Affairs and later for the U.S. Housing and Urban Development, in New York, and his wife Anna, one of the first two African American teachers hired in Metuchen, brought the suit against the Plainfield Board of Education after numerous attempts failed to correct the imbalance in education for African American students in Plainfield. Mrs. Booker said the books were outdated, the education was inferior and the children were feeling neglected by their schools. With the help of the NAACP and its lead litigator Robert L. Carter, the Bookers sued and won. The case, Charles B. Booker v. The Board of Education of the City of Plainfield, was decided on June 28, 1965. The suit changed how the students were placed in schools and how funding was allocated. It also changed how the boards were chosen. Mr. Booker said, “We fought to have the Board elected by the voters rather than appointed by the mayor." Plainfield Public Schools’ Superintendent Dr. Diana Mitchell said a ceremony to officially name the school, which is expected to be completed in 2022, will be organized later when the students and the Plainfield community can come together to honor Mr. and Mrs. Booker in a historic event. Dr. Mitchell congratulated the BOE for its decision. www.plainfieldnjk12.org “I am very proud of the Plainfield Board of Education for voting to name our new school after Plainfield’s Hidden Figures Charles and Anna Booker. It is extremely important that a school’s name is reflective of its community.” The naming of the school was made by a committee convened by the superintendent after a policy was adopted by the board to provide a process for the naming of school-owned property. As a result, the naming of the school was accomplished, as well as the naming of the Hub Stine Track to the Milt Campbell Track. Milton Gray Campbell, known as “Milt” Campbell (1933–2012) was born and raised in Plainfield. He became the first African American athlete to win the gold medal in the decathlon at the Summer Olympic Games, in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956. As a student at Plainfield High School, Milt qualified for the Olympic team in the decathlon, winning a Silver Medal in 1952. Campbell set records in the high and low hurdles and in the high jump in the State of New Jersey. He was inducted into the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Hall of Fame in 1997. BOE Member and former President of the Board, Richard Wyatt, moved to have the Resolution removed from the Consent Agenda to be voted on separately. After the voting, Mr. Wyatt said, “This is a monumental moment for the Plainfield Board of Education! I am proud to have been a part of memorializing the efforts of Charles and Anna Booker and all of the appellants in this landmark case.” BOE Member Carmencita Pile read the historic resolution into the record. When reached at home with the news, Mr. and Mrs. Booker said they had been receiving calls all day from well-wishers and were still in shock. Mrs. Booker said, “This is amazing. We are in shock. It’s such an outstanding tribute to us and we are blessed that God has given us the strength and the mind to do what you folks say we have done. We don’t take the credit. “It’s exciting and I think (we are feeling) all the positive emotions you can imagine, it’s exciting, it’s outstanding, and we’re just grateful that someone felt that we deserve this kind of honor. We are humbled. Really. We are humbled by it.” Mr. Charles Booker said, “This is something we didn’t plan for. We had no idea this would come out of the work that we did. The legend goes on for us, for other lives to witness. We are very happy.” Mr. and Mrs. Booker live in Plainfield. They have a daughter, Beverly Sheldon Booker, who is a training manager at the medical research laboratories at Columbia University, in New York, and a son, Charles B. Booker, who until recently was an OSHA Officer in the construction industry. For more information, please email [email protected]. 2 Public Schools of Plainfield New Jersey Office of Community Engagement Gloria Montealegre, MPA 1200 Myrtle Avenue Plainfield, NJ 07063 (908) 731-4333 Fax: (908) 731-4336 LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN DE PLAINFIELD APROBO EL NOMBRAMIENTO DE SU NUEVA ESCUELA A NOMBRE DE LOS ACTIVISTAS DE LOS DERECHOS CIVILES EL SEÑOR CHARLES B. BOOKER Y LA SRA. ANNA BOOKER La pareja se ha destacado por su activismo por los derechos civiles today su vida y lucharon por la eliminación de la segregación de las escuelas de Plainfield Plainfield, Nueva Jersey - 17 de febrero de 2021 - La Junta de Educación de Plainfield votó el martes para nombrar la nueva escuela en construcción en el lugar de la antigua Escuela Primaria Woodland, la Escuela Charles y Anna Booker. Los Bookers, como se les conoce cariñosamente en Plainfield, son activistas de los derechos civiles que lucharon por la eliminación de la segregación de las escuelas públicas de Plainfield y son miembros activos de la comunidad. En 1965, el Sr. Booker, un veterano del ejército, que trabajó para el departamento de los Estados Unidos de Asuntos de los Veteranos y más tarde para el Departamento de la Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano, en Nueva York, y su esposa Anna, una de las dos primeras maestras afroamericanas contratadas en Metuchen, trajeron la demanda contra la Junta de Educación de Plainfield después de que numerosos intentos fracasaron para corregir el desequilibrio en la educación de los estudiantes afroamericanos en Plainfield. La Sra. Booker dijo que los libros estaban desactualizados, la educación era deficiente y los niños se sentían abandonados por sus escuelas. Con la ayuda de la NAACP y su litigante principal, Robert L. Carter, los Bookers demandaron y ganaron. El caso, Charles B. Booker v. La Junta de Educación de la Ciudad de Plainfield, se decidió el 28 de junio de 1965. La demanda cambió la forma en que los estudiantes fueron colocados en las escuelas y cómo se asignaron los fondos. También cambió la forma en que se eligieron las juntas de educacion. El Sr. Booker dijo: “Luchamos para que los votantes eligieran a la Junta en lugar de ser nombrada por el alcalde”. 3 La superintendente de las Escuelas Públicas de Plainfield, la Dra. Diana Mitchell, dijo que más adelante se organizará una ceremonia para nombrar oficialmente la escuela, que se espera que se complete en 2022, cuando los estudiantes y la comunidad de Plainfield puedan reunirse para honrar al Sr. y la Sra. Booker en un evento histórico. La Dra. Mitchell felicitó a la Junta por su decisión. “Estoy muy orgulloso de la Junta de Educación de Plainfield por votar para nombrar nuestra nueva escuela como Charles y Anna Booker, las figuras ocultas de Plainfield. Es extremadamente importante que el nombre de una escuela refleje su comunidad ". El nombramiento de la escuela fue realizado por un comité convocado por la superintendente después de que la junta adoptó una política para proporcionar un proceso para el nombramiento de propiedades del distrito. Como resultado, se logró el nombramiento de la escuela, así como el nombramiento de la pista del centro de deportes Hub Stine (Hub Stine Track) a la Milt Campbell Track. Milton Gray Campbell, conocido como “Milt” Campbell (1933–2012) nació y se crió en Plainfield. Se convirtió en el primer atleta afroamericano en ganar la medalla de oro en el decatlón en los Juegos Olímpicos, de Melbourne, Australia, en 1956. Como estudiante en Plainfield High School, Milt se clasificó para el equipo olímpico en el decatlón, ganando una medalla de plata en 1952. Campbell estableció récords en atletismo en el estado de Nueva Jersey. Fue incluido en el Salón de la Fama de la Asociación Atlética Interescolar del Estado de Nueva Jersey (NJSIAA) en 1997. El miembro de Junta de Educacion y ex presidente de la Junta, Richard Wyatt, propuso que la Resolución se sacara de la Agenda por Consentimiento para ser votada por separado. Después de la votación, el Sr. Wyatt dijo: “¡Este es un momento monumental para la Junta de Educación de Plainfield! Estoy orgulloso de haber sido parte de la conmemoración de los esfuerzos de Charles y Anna Booker y de todos los apelantes en este caso histórico ". Carmencita Pile, miembro de la BOE, leyó la resolución histórica en el registro. Cuando hablamos con el Sr. y la Sra. Booker de la noticia, dijeron que habían estado recibiendo llamadas todo el día de simpatizantes y todavía estaban en estado de shock. La Sra. Booker dijo: “Esto es asombroso. Estamos en estado de shock. Es un tributo tan sobresaliente para nosotros y tenemos la bendición de Dios, el que nos haya dado la fuerza y la mente para hacer lo que ustedes dicen que hemos hecho.
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