Jamaica: Judge James S. Watson’s Family of Achievers

This week as we get closer to celebrating Jamaica’s 50^thIndependence Backyardlabrish is thrilled to continue sharing interesting information on the brilliant family of Watsons.

In 1943 Hon. James S. Watson was the first black Judge to become a new member of the American Bar Association since 1912. His Jamaican wife Violet (nee Lopez), was one of the founders of the National Council of Negro Women. The Watsons produced the United States' first black Aeronautical engineer; the first black woman to serve as Assistant Secretary of State and the first black judge to head a federal court in the South since Reconstruction.

Let us therefore celebrate ‘The Watsons’ 

Come join us in the Backyard, where we Celebrate, Enlighten & Preserve the rich diverse culture of Jamaica: 'Land We Love'