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Black Teacher Faces Uncertain Class at Wheeling High
Henry Dokes, the school’s only Black teacher, faced an all white, all male power mechanics class in Wheeling, commuting 96 miles daily from Chicago. He shifted from theory to hands on projects, noting students’ initial resistance but eventual willingness to learn.
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Henry Dokes
Wheeling High School
Dokes
Crane High School
Chicago
Wheeling
Crane
Dan Gundlach
Prospect Heights
Tuskeege University
University of Illinois
U. S. Air Force
Armed Services
Stan Lipinski
Gundlach
Thomas Shirley