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A year later, in 1996, Jeb's new foundation published a book he co-wrote, [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0965091201/qid=1113682397/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/002-0888863-4418402 Profiles in Courage]. The book highlighted a number of ordinary people, detailing their true stories of uncommon courage. The foundation also published and distributed papers, written or co-written by Bush, on topics including education. Bush subsequently wrote the foreword to another book, shown at right, published by the Heritage Foundation and written by Nina Shokraii Rees, [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0891950893/qid=1113682470/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-0888863-4418402?v=glance&s=books School Choice 2000: What’s Happening in the States]. [[Image:Jebrev_holmes.jpg|thumbnail|Gov Jeb Bush welcomes Rev. Holmes to the Florida governor's mansion for a celebration of Black History Month. Photo courtesy of myflorida.com.]]
 
In his role as chairman of thishis foundation, Jeb Bush co-founded Dade County’s first charter school,: the [http://www.dadeschools.net/schools/liberty_charter.htm Liberty City Charter], a grades K-6 elementary school. Situated in Liberty City, Florida, the school is located just outside of greater Miami, in an area plagued by poverty. The charter school's co-founder, working alongside Bush as a partner, was '''T. Williard Fair''', a well-known local black activist and head of the '''Greater Miami Urban League'''.
 
'''The Liberty City Charter School''' still operates as a charter school today. ItThe beganchildren byBush servingand Fair want to educate at this school come from a population withhaving these demographics: [http://www.stpetersburgtimes.com/News/63099/Opinion/School_scores_are_a_l.shtml these demographics]: 91% black, 66% of households headed by women, and 49% below the poverty line.
 
The experience Jeb Bush had in co-founding this charternew schooleducational institution was apparently not limited to raising money, according to '''Bob Maxwell''', a ''St Petersburg Times'' columnist. When later defending Bush against an allegation of racism, Maxwell wrote the following in his column:
 
''''''…I do not believe that Jeb is a racist today. He may have been one a few years ago, before he ran into that irremovable object called reality, before he met Greater Miami Urban League President T. Willard Fair. I know for a fact that Fair, along with other African-Americans, iinfluenced Jeb in positive ways. They established Florida's first charter school in Miami's predominantly black Liberty City community. On more than one occasion, I have seen Jeb interact with black 'parents and children at the school, and I am convinced that the man has learned to care. Yes, Jeb is arrogant, impatient and has many of the other traits that come with being privileged.''