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Minnie of Hobcaw
About Hobcaw and Minnie Kennedy
A lot has been written recently about the Bernard Baruch estate, Hobcaw, located on the coast of South Carolina and a center for the state's Gullah culture. A living source for many of the stories written about Hobcaw in the twentieth century has been Minnie Kennedy, the daughter of the Baruch family cook Daisy and the family's key duck guide and jack of all trades, William.
Minnie Kennedy's Life and Legacy
But, beyond her contributions to our understanding of Hobcaw, Minnie Kennedy had an amazing life of her own, coming out of a one-room school house on the estate to become one of the nation's pioneers in the theory and practice of pre-school education. This book is the story of Minnie's climb, in the face of racism and doctrinaire attitudes, to become a leading force in Head Start and teaching teachers how to teach. Her abiding faith in our common humanity guided her through a tumultuous life and to the attainment of her lifelong goal of being a true educator. Her life story is a mirror of the evolution of civil rights and concern for children in our society.
