G. Holmes Braddock
American politician (1925–2025)
Grover Holmes Braddock (July 23, 1925 – July 24, 2025) was an American politician who served on the Miami-Dade County Public School Board from 1962 until 2000. As the school board's chairman in 1969 and 1970, he was instrumental in the desegregation of the county school system, particularly through his advocacy for busing.
Early life and education
Grover Holmes Braddock was born on July 23, 1925, in Forsyth, Georgia. Throughout his life, he went by his middle name Holmes. When Braddock was 6, he and his family moved to Sebastian, Florida, at that time a rural town. Braddock was raised as a traditional Southerner and held conservative views on race and segregation in his youth, though his views began to liberalize at the age of 20. His mother, a schoolteacher, was a staunch segregationist. Braddock was bused 16 miles to an all-white school, passing an all-black school along the way. He graduated from Vero Beach High School in 1942. During World War II, Braddock served for two years as a medic aboard a hospital ship.
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