Nathaniel "Nat" Glover, Jr.
| Nat Glover | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Nathaniel Glover, Jr. March 29, 1943 Jacksonville, Florida |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Masters |
| Alma mater | Edward Waters College, University of North Florida, FBI National Academy |
| Occupation | President of Edward Waters College |
| Spouse(s) | Doris J. Bailey |
| Children | Michael, Clementine |
Nathaniel "Nat" Glover, Jr. (born March 29, 1943), is an American college administrator and former police officer and sheriff. He is currently President of Edward Waters College in Jacksonville, Florida. Previously he was Sheriff of Jacksonville from 1995–2003, after serving in the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office since 1966; he was the first African American elected sheriff in Florida since the end of Reconstruction. He was succeeded by John Rutherford.
Glover was born and attended public schools in Jacksonville. As a young man he experienced the racism of the early 1960s when he stumbled into Ax Handle Saturday. On that day, a group of 200 middle-aged and elderly white men, including some members of the Ku Klux Klan, gathered in Hemming Park, armed with axe handles and baseball bats, and attacked Civil rights protesters. A group of black youth who were called the "Boomerangs" attempted to protect the demonstrators. Police, who had not intervened when the protesters were attacked, now became involved, arresting members of the Boomerangs and other black residents who had attempted to stop the beatings. Glover said he ran to the police, expecting them to arrest the thugs, but was told to leave town or risk being killed.
He graduated from Edward Waters College in 1966 and received a master's degree from the University of North Florida; he also graduated from the 130th Session of the FBI National Academy. Glover was a starting linebacker and team captain for the Edward Waters College football team, where he was a teammate of Jim "Cannonball" Butler.
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