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George Washington Gibbs, Jr. (November 7, 1916 – November 7, 2000), a sailor in the United States Navy, became the first African American to set foot on the continent of Antarctica〔Rejcek, Peter. (Making history: Gibbs first person of African descent to set foot on Antarctic continent ). In The Antarctic Sun. Posted October 1, 2010. United States Antarctic Program web site. Retrieved August 1, 2012.〕〔Geens, Stefan. "Double Honors for African-American Antarctic Explorer George W. Gibbs Jr." (International Polar Year, 2007-2008 web site ). Retrieved August 1, 2012.〕〔Stein, Glenn. "School Named after Black American Antarctic Explorer George W. Gibbs Jr." (International Polar Year, 2007-2008 web site ). Retrieved August 1, 2012.〕〔O'Connor, Colleen. ( Daughter of first black man in Antarctica writing book on his adventure ). In ''The Denver Post'', February 6, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2012.〕 on the Antarctic Peninsula as a member of Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd's third Antarctic expedition, also known as the United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939–1941) on January 14, 1940. Gibbs served as a gunner in the U.S. Navy during World War II. After 24 years service in the U.S. Navy, Gibbs retired in 1959 as a chief petty officer. Gibbs then attended the University of Minnesota, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education. Gibbs worked in the personnel department of IBM at Rochester, Minnesota from 1963 to 1982. After retiring from IBM, Gibbs founded an employment agency, Technical Career Placement, Inc., which he continued to operate until 1999. George Gibbs was a civil rights leader who integrated the Elks Club at Rochester and several service clubs. In 1966 Gibbs helped organize the Rochester Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). He was also a civic leader who was president of the Rochester Kiwanis and the Rochester chapter of the University of Minnesota Alumni Association and was involved in several charitable organizations. Gibbs Point on the Antarctic Peninsula was named for George W. Gibbs, Jr. on September 2, 2009.〔〔〔Smith, Adam Christian. (Black Past.org ) "Gibbs, Jr., George W. (1916-2000)". Retrieved August 1, 2012.〕〔Woodford, Chris. (Arctic Tundra and Polar Deserts ). Chicago: Heinemann-Raintree Books, 2011. ISBN 978-1-432-94172-7. Retrieved August 1, 2012.〕 The Rochester, Minnesota school board named a new elementary school, dedicated on October 11, 2009, the George W. Gibbs Jr. Elementary School.〔〔 ==Early life== George W. Gibbs, Jr. was born in Jacksonville, Florida on November 7, 1916.〔〔 He moved to Brooklyn, New York.〔 He attended Brooklyn Technical School.〔 Gibbs later received his General Education Diploma (GED).〔 After brief work in the Civilian Conservation Corps,〔 Gibbs enlisted in the U.S. Navy from Macon, Georgia in 1935.〔 He re-enlisted when his four-year period of enlistment expired.〔 During his time in the Navy, Gibbs married Joyce Powell on September 26, 1953, in Portsmouth, Virginia.〔 The Gibbs's had a daughter, Leilani R. (Gibbs) Henry and a son, E. Anthony "Tony."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George W. Gibbs, Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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