Negro Education in Alabama - A Study in Cotton and Steel

Informationen zum Autor Horace Mann Bond was President of Fort Valley State College (1939-1945) and Lincoln University (1945-1957), and ended his career as Dean of the School of Education at Atlanta University. Klappentext WINNER OF THE SUSAN COLVER ROSENBERGER AWARD A foundational work of educational history, Horace Mann Bond's study reveals how race, labor, and power shaped Black schooling in Alabama--and why those lessons still matter today. Originally published in 1939, Negro Education in Alabama: A Study in Cotton and Steel by Horace Mann Bond is a pioneering work of educational and social history. Drawing on extensive data and firsthand observation, Bond explores how the economic structures of the cotton South and the industrializing North influenced the development of Black education in Alabama. He examines disparities in funding, curriculum, and access, while also highlighting the resilience and agency of African American communities in pursuing educational advancement. This reissued edition preserves Bond's critical insights and remains a vital resource for scholars of African American history, education policy, and Southern studies.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Horace Mann Bond, Richard Kilbourne
• Verlag: The University of Alabama Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 30.05.1994
• EAN: 9780817307349
• ISBN: 978-0-8173-0734-9
• Seiten: 416
• Abmessung: 159 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Serien: Library of Alabama Classics; Library of Alabama Classics; Library Alabama Classics
• Thema: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Pädagogik > Allgemeines, Lexika