STRUGGS, EDWARD CECIL (1900–1979). Edward Cecil “Prof” Struggs, an educator who led the development of the African-American schools in Lubbock, Texas, for thirty-five years, was born on October 3, 1900, in Wallis, Texas, in Austin County. He was the son of E. W. and Mattie (Campbell) Struggs. After entering elementary school in Wallis, he continued at Marlin, Texas. Struggs then completed high school classes and a bachelor of arts degree at Paul Quinn College in Waco. Later he added a bachelor of science degree from Prairie View State Normal and Industrial College (now Prairie View A&M University) and a master of arts diploma at the University of Michigan. Summer graduate work followed at the University of Michigan, University of Southern California, and Texas Tech University.
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