Radicalizing the Ebony Tower - Black Colleges and the Black Freedom Struggle in Mississippi

Informationen zum 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. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

Product details

• Authors: Joy Ann Williamson, Joy Ann Williamson-Lott
• Assisted by: Barbara Finkelstein (Editor), William Reese (Editor)
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.03.2008
• EAN: 9780807748633
• ISBN: 978-0-8077-4863-3
• No. of pages: 214
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Reflective History Series; Reflective History; Reflective History Series; Reflective History
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system