Day 11: Celebrating 29-Days Of Black History In Brooklyn
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On Day 11 of Black History Month we recognize Professor William Mackey, Jr.
William Mackey, Jr. was born in Jacksonville, Florida in 1920. Throughout his lifetime, he pursued many different career goals and excelled at everyone of them. During World War II, while in the army, he studied French. He served as a postwar interpreter in Europe. Using the G.I. Bill, the law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans, Mackey studied engineering. As a structural engineer, he assisted in the design of New York buildings. He taught himself photography, and as a photojournalist, documented city life.
Mackey was a voracious reader who loved books and loved to learn. He was a passionate lecturer on the African American experience. As a professor in New York, he taught history to college students. He encouraged them to think critically and ask lots of questions.
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From 1965 to 2004 Mackey lived in Westminster Hall at 840-850 St. Marks Avenue in Crown Heights. His apartment building was located across the street from the Brooklyn Children’s Museum. Every Thursday evening, he turned the basement community room into a study hall. Professor Mackey held free classes there. Anyone interested in learning was welcome.
Listen to Professor Mackey here lecture on slavery:
