Born in Summerville, Colleton County, South Carolina, Dr. Wilkinson was the fourth child of James W. Wilkinson, a farmer by his wife, Grace. The family relocated to Washington, D.C. in 1888, with the young Garnet graduating from the M Street High School in 1898. He graduated from Oberlin College in 1902, after which time he returned to Washington as a Latin instructor at the M Street School, teaching there for the next ten years. On May 26, 1908, Dr. Wilkinson earned an LL. B. from Howard University Law School and later went on to earn his master's degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Wilkinson then served as principal of the Armstrong Manual Training School from 1912 until 1916, which was followed by his appointment as principal of Dunbar High School (formerly known as M Street School) in Washington, DC, a position he held until 1921. In 1924, he became the assistant superintendent in charge of the colored schools in Washington, DC. Dr. Wilkinson served in that capacity until 1954, when schools were integrated by the Brown v. Board of Education court decision, and he became an assistant superintendent within the integrated system.
Dr. Wilkinson lived in the LeDroit Park section of Washington, DC and was an honorary member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity. Two of the Fraternity's founders, Oscar J. Cooper and Frank Coleman, had been students of his at the M Street School.
Dr. Wilkinson lived in the LeDroit Park section of Washington, DC and was an honorary member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity. Two of the Fraternity's founders, Oscar J. Cooper and Frank Coleman, had been students of his at the M Street School.
Born in Summerville, Colleton County, South Carolina, Dr. Wilkinson was the fourth child of James W. Wilkinson, a farmer by his wife, Grace. The family relocated to Washington, D.C. in 1888, with the young Garnet graduating from the M Street High School in 1898. He graduated from Oberlin College in 1902, after which time he returned to Washington as a Latin instructor at the M Street School, teaching there for the next ten years. On May 26, 1908, Dr. Wilkinson earned an LL. B. from Howard University Law School and later went on to earn his master's degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Wilkinson then served as principal of the Armstrong Manual Training School from 1912 until 1916, which was followed by his appointment as principal of Dunbar High School (formerly known as M Street School) in Washington, DC, a position he held until 1921. In 1924, he became the assistant superintendent in charge of the colored schools in Washington, DC. Dr. Wilkinson served in that capacity until 1954, when schools were integrated by the Brown v. Board of Education court decision, and he became an assistant superintendent within the integrated system.
Dr. Wilkinson lived in the LeDroit Park section of Washington, DC and was an honorary member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity. Two of the Fraternity's founders, Oscar J. Cooper and Frank Coleman, had been students of his at the M Street School.
Dr. Wilkinson lived in the LeDroit Park section of Washington, DC and was an honorary member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity. Two of the Fraternity's founders, Oscar J. Cooper and Frank Coleman, had been students of his at the M Street School.
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