Perry C. Parks earned his BS in Agronomy in 1904 at ISC and later went on to earn a MS in agricultural science in 1907. He worked as a farm superintendent at Tuskegee and was a member of the Executive Council from 1904-1907. Interestingly, in 1906, Booker T. Washington wrote to Parks, reprimanding him for the way he interacted with white citizens of his town, advising him to “cultivate a kindly disposition toward all with whom you come in contact” (Harlan, et al., 1980, pp. 35-6) Parks later went on to serve as a Professor of Agriculture at Clark University in Atlanta, Georgia from 1907-1909, Director of Agriculture at Alabama A&M from 1909-1920, and Head of the Department of Agricultural Extension for Alabama A&M.
- Harlan, L. R., et al. (1980). Booker T. Washington papers volume 9: 1906-1908. Chicago: U of Illinois. pp. 35-6.
