Dennis Morgan:  

Life My Job I'm a psychologist by training. I worked as a Correctional Counselor until retiring in 2009. Also, from 1972 to 1985 I was the man behind the voice of "THE BLACK EXPERIENCE IN SOUND" at WHUS-FM, and for a brief period at WRTC-FM in Hartford, CT. My radio experience brought a lot of national recognition to UCONN radio back in those days. WHUS-FM was known all over New England, New York State, Long Island, and other places....Now that I'm retired,I think I may return to my second love..radio! Working in Corrections, Radio, and in other fields has allowed me the opportunity to experience many things. I have also worked as a Research Assistant at the Univ. of Conn., and was President of Nightwings Productions, Inc. for over 12 yrs. Lastly, I'm a writer and have had a number of editorials and articles published in newspapers. School I started school in the segregated south. My grandmother got me off to a great start by having me attend Kindergarten at Mrs. Hughes. Black families who wanted to get their kids off to a great start sent them to Kindergarten at Mrs. Hughes or Mrs. Pickett's in Lakeland, Fl. After graduation, I attended Morehead Elementary school, which was a segregated school for 'Coloreds' on Orange St. in the segregated neighborhood called Morehead. I was only there for a few months, as my grandparents bought a house in a new Residential Community built for Blacks called 'Hillside Manor' (North Webster Ave.) and we moved to the north side of Lakeland. I, then enrolled in Rochelle Elementary where I completed the First grade and made a life-long friend in Charles R. Bell. Charles & I also attended the same church and did many of the same activities in church. So, our friendship grew as we grew...I had many other friends but Charles & I seem to have been the closest of friends. After first grade, Lincoln Ave. Elementary was completed and opened, and those of us who lived in my area had to go to the new school. Today, this school is called Lincoln Academy. I have fond memories of my days at Lincoln. I had some great teachers, great mentors. Mrs. Williams was my best teacher, as she made sure that we excelled. From Lincoln, they sent us to Rochelle Jr. Sr. High School for 7th grade (7th-12th). This was a unique experience for me; one in which I excelled and got to meet a lot of new people and make new friends. Since I had taken trumpet lessons from band director Mr. Alvin Graham, I joined the band. That was a great experience...being a member of the Rochelle Jr.-Sr. High School marching band. WOW! I used to think that it didn't get any better than that. Many of the Black High School Bands were the younger siblings of the Black College Bands...the Gramblings, Fla. A&M's, et al.....We would attract seemingly a hundred people just to watch us practice! Anyway, after 7th grade, we were sent to Webster Ave. School for 8th grade. Webster was still part of Rochelle, but we were separated from everyone. Webster had previously been an all-white school, but when Blacks moved into the neighborhood whites moved out, and the school system gave the building to Rochelle to ease the overcrowding. Even though the Civil Rights passed in 1965, it took most Southern states time before schools were completely integrated. The summer after 8th grade, segregation ended on a wide scale and we were given opportunities to go to predominantly white scho...Expand for more