Jack Cauley

Jack Cauley was born on September 19, 1931, during the Great Depression. As a boy, Jack lived on Sapelo Island for two years along with 400 African-Americans whose forefathers had moved to the island for one reason: freedom. The stories told by Black people about their forefathers and the despicable U.S. government and slavery left an impression on the boy about democracy. At 17 years of age, Jack went to Mexico, where he worked in commercial fishing for two years. He then spent three years in the U.S. paratroopers. Jack then worked for 37 years for Hercules Inc. and retired as an Area Supervisor.