Envisioning black colleges : a history of the United Negro College Fund / Marybeth Gasman ; foreword by John R. Thelin.

Author/creator Gasman, Marybeth
Format Book
Publication InfoBaltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007.
Descriptionxvii, 269 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Subjects

Contents Black colleges and the origins of the United Negro College Fund -- Bringing the millionaires on board -- Flirting with social equality: New York's elite women raise funds -- A stigma of inferiority: the effect of Brown v. Board -- Responding to the black consciousness movement -- Speaking out on behalf of black colleges -- "A mind is a terrible thing to waste" -- An organization that no one could argue against.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 215-259) and index.
LCCN 2006023188
ISBN9780801886041 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN080188604X (hardcover : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks LB2336 .G37 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold