Principal interests: Citrus Educators reflect on history of school system
Photo by Dave Sigler Crystal River High School has a long history of having African-American administrators. Denita Eatman, left, is an assistant principal, while William L. Robinson, center, was the principal of George Washington Carver Jr. High School and administrator with the Citrus County School System. Charles Brooks, right, is also an assistant principal at CRHS.
By Shemir Wiles
The opportunities for blacks during segregation were limited, but William Robinson Jr. worked toward having a career in agriculture.
However, his life took a different path that led him to being an educator, an inspiration and a local pioneer for blacks in education.
“These ladies and gentlemen paid a price for us,” said Charles Brooks Jr., an assistant principal at Crystal River High School. “Every time we get in trouble or go to jail, we should be ashamed.”
Robinson’s career in Citrus County began when he became principal of George Washington Carver Junior High School, the only school for blacks in Crystal River. Robinson was a teaching principal, meaning he not only had to plan the curriculum and discipline students, but he also was a teacher.
“Separate, but equal” was the belief at the time, but he said it was far from the truth.
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