Joy Ann Williamson-Lott

Broschiertes Buch

Radicalizing the Ebony Tower

Black Colleges and the Black Freedom Struggle in Mississippi

Herausgeber: Finkelstein, Barbara; Reese, William

Beschreibung

Tells the story of Black colleges in Mississippi during a watershed moment in their history. This work examines colleges against the backdrop of the black freedom struggle of middle twentieth century, and a conflict between state agents determined to protect the racial hierarchy and activists equally determined to cripple white supremacy.

Autor

Joy Ann Williamson is associate professor of the history of American education at the University of Washington's College of Education. She is the recipient of the Spencer Foundation/National Academy of Education's Post-Doctoral Fellowship, campus-wide teaching awards, and the Association for the Study of Higher Education Council on Ethnic Participation's Early Career Award.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Teachers College Press
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. April 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 159mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9780807748633
• ISBN-10: 0807748633
• Artikelnr.: 23369895