University of Maine Alum Clayton Sinclair Jr. is Featured for Black History Month - AmericaEast.com

University of Maine Alum Clayton Sinclair Jr. is Featured for Black History Month - AmericaEast.com

In an effort to honor African-American alumni from each of the nine schools affiliated with the America East, the conference is putting together a nine-part video series featuring one prominent African-American alum from each school. This video series highlights the great history and success that African-American graduates from America East schools have had and also displays the variety of different jobs and backgrounds that these alumni have made an impact on after graduation.

In the final video segment of the Black History Month celebration, University of Maine alum (Class of 1955) Clayton Sinclair Jr. is featured. Following his graduation from Maine, Sinclair has worked as an attorney and received a law degree from Howard University.

While his work as an attorney has been well-documented, Sinclair Jr. and his family are best known for Rock Rest, which was an inn for African-American professionals travelling through the Kittery Point, Maine area. With many African-Americans wanting to travel throughout Maine and the Northeast, Sinclair Jr. and his family provided a warm bed, delicious food and an open heart to all guests who wished to stop by Rock Rest.

Through working at Rock Rest, Sinclair Jr. was given the opportunity to interact with African-American professionals and learn the importance of education. This knowledge is something that Sinclair has passed down to his children and a belief he still holds strong to this day.