Robinson Junior High
Jenkins, Septima Clark (1898-1987), and Bernice Robinson (1914-1994) founded the first Citizenship School in 1957 to encourage literacy and voter registration. Its success led to many similar schools across the South, called “the base on which the whole civil rights movement was built.” The Progressive Club was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
In 2017, Hilton Head came together to unveil a historic marker at the site of a former Gullah school. The ceremony wasn’t just an event — it was a celebration of culture and a long-overdue acknowledgment of the island’s Gullah heritage. The marker stands as a lasting tribute to a community whose history shaped the Lowcountry’s identity.