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Degrees of equality : abolitionist colleges and the politics of race / by Bell, John Frederick,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- Oberlin and the Trial of Interracial Education, 1835-1853 -- The Rise and Fall of New York Central College, 1848-1860 -- Oberlin's Black Alumnae and the New Birth of Freedom, 1852-1867 -- Berea and the Boundaries of Equality, 1866-1880 -- The Unraveling of Interracial Oberlin, 1874-1892 -- Berea's Race Problem, 1889-1895."The abolitionist movement not only helped bring an end to slavery in the United States but also inspired the large-scale admission of African Americans to the country's colleges and universities. Oberlin College changed the face of American higher education in 1835 when it began enrolling students irrespective of race and sex. Camaraderie among races flourished at the Ohio institution and at two other leading abolitionist colleges, Berea in Kentucky and New York Central, where Black and white students allied in the fight for emancipation and civil rights. After Reconstruction, however, color lines emerged on even the most progressive campuses. For new generations of white students and faculty, ideas of fairness toward African Americans rarely extended beyond tolerating their presence in the classroom, and overt acts of racial discrimination against Blacks grew increasingly common by the 1880s. John Frederick Bell's Degrees of Equality analyzes the trajectory of interracial reform at Oberlin, New York Central, and Berea, noting its implications for the progress of racial equality in nineteenth-century America. Drawing on student and alumni writings, institutional records, and promotional materials, Bell uses case studies to interrogate how abolitionists and their successors put their principles into practice. The ultimate failure of these social experiments illustrates a tragic irony of interracial reform, as the achievement of African American freedom and citizenship led whites to divest from the project of racial pluralism"--
Subjects: Case studies.; Oberlin College; New York Central College; Berea College; College integration; African American college students; Discrimination in higher education; African Americans; Education, Higher; Education, Higher;
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Fraternity / by Brady, Diane.(CARDINAL)397514;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-229) and index.Traces the college years of five prominent African American leaders, including Clarence Thomas, Edward P. Jones, and Theodore Wells, while exploring their recruitment, mentorship, and advocacy by theology professor John Brooks.
Subjects: Brooks, John E., 1923-2012.; College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, Mass.); African American male college students.; African American men; College integration; Educators; Successful people;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 7
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Reaching the mountaintop of the academy : personal narratives, advice, and strategies from Black distinguished and endowed professors / by Thompson, Gail L.,1957-editor.(CARDINAL)338749; Bonner, Fred A.,editor.(CARDINAL)338752; Lewis, Chance W.(Chance Wayne),1972-editor.(CARDINAL)338753;
Includes bibliographical references.Introduction : African Americans' Ongoing Thirst for Knowledge / Gail L. Thompson -- The Race is Not Given : My Scholarly Personal Narrative on the Journey to Endowed Chair / Fred A. Bonner II -- Overcoming the "You're Too Young for a Distinguished Professorship and Endowed Chair" : Phenomenon: Naysayers vs. Destiny! / Chance W. Lewis -- Knowledge, Wisdom, and Favor : Losing Some Battles, but Winning the War / Norvella P. Carter -- Success Through Chance, Opportunity, and Preparedness / Veronica Evans Lewis -- Reaching Distinction Through Striking a Balance / Marilyn E. Strutchens -- W.E.B. and Me : The Soul of a Black Academic / Gloria Ladson-Billings -- From Steel Cities to Ivory Towers / Floyd D. Beachum -- Faith, Hard Work, and Persistence : How a Child Who Grew Up on Welfare Became an Endowed Professor / Gail L. Thompson -- This Girl is on Fire ... and So is the Kitchen! : The Real Balance of WifeMommy/Scholar / Allyson L. Watson -- Pressing Toward Equity for Black Children : A Tenacious Journey / H. Richard Milner IV -- Epilogue : African American Distinguished and Endowed Professors Paving the Path for the Next Generation : An Epilogue / Chance W. Lewis and Fred A. Bonner II.
Subjects: Biographies.; African American college teachers; African American college teachers; Universities and colleges; Faculty integration;
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The campus color line : college presidents and the 1960s struggle for black freedom / by Cole, Eddie Rice,II,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-335) and index."This is a good movement" : black presidents and the dismantling of segregation -- "We simply cannot operate in slums" : the university and housing discrimination -- "Segregation is immoral" : race, university systems, and bureaucratic resistance -- "The university has become a pawn" : the fight for autonomy at a public university -- "The more violent and adamant" : anticipating and preventing white resistance -- "The northern outpost of Southern culture" : free speech and civil rights -- "A truly influential role" : college presidents develop affirmative action programs."This book unfolds the untold history of one of the United States' most notable civil rights crises from the perspective of academic leaders"--
Subjects: African Americans; African Americans; College presidents; College integration; Racism in higher education; Discrimination in higher education; Higher education and state; Civil rights movements;
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Davis Y. Paschall : a study in leadership / by Kale, Wilford,1944-(CARDINAL)737864;
Subjects: Paschall, Davis Young, 1911-2001.; College of William & Mary; School integration; Segregation in education;
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Europa / by Parks, Tim.(CARDINAL)751657;
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Man-woman relationships; College teachers; Divorced men; British;
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To drink from the well : the struggle for racial equality at the nation's oldest public university / by Kapur, Geeta N.,1977-author.(CARDINAL)855670; Barber, William J.,II,1963-writer of introduction.(CARDINAL)408829;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-429).Foreword / by Rev. Dr. William Barber II -- New Hope Chapel Hill -- The Black Wall Street of America -- The Great Depression controversies -- Hot as blazes -- The University's daughter -- North Carolina's way out -- White people wake up -- Going up to Mount Sinai -- The Buzzard's roost -- Tired of trying to save the White man's soul -- Let freedom ring -- Turmoil, unrest, and struggle -- Epilogue."The University of North Carolina is the oldest public university in the US, with the cornerstone for the first dormitory, Old East, laid in 1793. At that ceremony, the enslaved people who would literally build that structure were not acknowledged; they were not even present. In fact, 158 years passed before Black students were admitted to this university in Chapel Hill, and it was another 66 years after that before students forcibly removed the long-criticized Confederate "Silent Sam" monument. Indeed, this university, revered in the state and the nation, has been entwined with white supremacy and institutional racism throughout its history-and the struggle continues today. To Drink from the Well: The Struggle for Racial Equality at the Nation's Oldest Public University explores the history of UNC by exposing the plain and uncomfortable truth behind the storied brick walkways, "historic" statuary, and picturesque covered well, the icon of the campus. Law professor and civil rights activist Geeta N. Kapur chronicles the racism within the university and traces its insidious effects on students, faculty, and even the venerable Tarheel sports programs. Kapur tells this story not as a historian, but as a citizen speaking to her fellow citizens. She relies on the historical record to tell her story, and where that record is lacking, she elaborates on that record, augmenting and deconstructing the standard chronology. Kapur explores both the Chapel Hill campus and a parallel movement in nearby Durham, where a growing Black middle class helped to create North Carolina Central University, a historically Black public university"--
Subjects: North Carolina Central University; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; African American college students; African Americans; Civil rights movements; College integration; Discrimination in higher education; Ethnohistory; Minority college students; Racism in higher education; Racism; Segregation in higher education; Segregation; Slave labor; White supremacy movements; Racism.;
Available copies: 16 / Total copies: 17
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The color line on campus [videorecording] / by Cronkite, Walter.(CARDINAL)146132; Meredith, James.(CARDINAL)198187; CBS News.(CARDINAL)168872;
Producers, Leslie Midgley, John Sharnik ; directed by Russ Bensley.Host, Walter Cronkite ; reporters, Dan Rather, Hughes Rudd, Lew Wood."Originally aired on the CBS Television Network on January 25, 1963" on CBS News Eyewitness.For most U.S. colleges today, racial diversity is a goal -- but almost nine years after the Brown decision, it was quite another story. This 1963 program features interviews with James Meredith and other African-American students who broke ground and tradition at universities in the South. Faced with attitudes ranging from passive tolerance to violent rejection, each had achieved enrollment, but not acceptance.Adults.VHS.
Subjects: Interviews.; African American college students; African American college students; African Americans; African Americans; Racism; School integration;
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Struggling to learn : an intimate history of school desegregation in South Carolina / by Thomas, June Manning,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-292) and index.Black education as a response to Jim Crow -- Struggling for equal education -- A neighboring county arises -- Defending white schools -- Living there and then -- Struggling to learn -- Struggling to desegregate -- Struggling to survive -- Keeping up a struggle -- Conclusion: Moving to the future -- Life as epilogue.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Thomas, June Manning.; Orangeburg School District Five.; College teachers; School integration; Racism in education; African Americans; Civil rights movements;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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The last coach : a life of Paul "Bear" Bryant / by Barra, Allen.;
Includes bibliographical references.Traces the life and career of the college football coach, describing his coming of age during the Depression, work with such teams as Texas A&M and Alabama, contributions to college football integration, and relationships with players and coaches.
Subjects: Biographies.; Bryant, Paul W.; University of Alabama; University of Alabama; Football coaches; Football;
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