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Avis J. Smith
The author, Avis J. Smith, is a native of Atlanta, Georgia, who, at a very young age in Atlanta, attended a segregated school, just as his brothers and sister did. He lived in a ne...view moreThe author, Avis J. Smith, is a native of Atlanta, Georgia, who, at a very young age in Atlanta, attended a segregated school, just as his brothers and sister did. He lived in a neighborhood with a fence dividing the white neighborhood from the black neighborhood. His father, being in the United States Navy, was transferred to New York City’s Floyd Bennett Field until his retirement. Avis joined the United States Air Force, just as his four brothers did, and after many interesting experiences, he has always felt the need to write about his experiences. He is retired from the air force and the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Manhattan, New York. He is now an associate professor in the City University of New York, where he teaches in the Restorative Dentistry Department at City Tech.
Avis was an assistant secretary in the Nation of Islam, under the leadership of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad (PBABUH), Mosque No. 7. His numerous experiences in the Nation of Islam and the United States Air Force together created a tremendous amount of understanding of overall US intelligence and the black community in America.view less