THE AUTHOR

Randolph Baskerville was engaged in the legal profession for forty years. He was the first Black assistant district attorney in his district which included five counties in North Carolina. He also practiced law in his law firm for decades. He retired as a district court judge after nine years of service on the bench. He has received numerous awards for service to his community.

He resides in Henderson, North Carolina on the family farm with his wife Sarah. They have two adult children and two granddaughters.
 
Randolph enjoys reading Black history, visiting Black history museums and collecting Black folk art. He is also a huge baseball fan.

He is a graduate of three Historically Black Colleges and Universities – Fayetteville State University in 1971, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in 1972 and North Carolina Central University School of law in 1976.