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I'll find a way or make one : a tribute to historically Black colleges and universities / Juan Williams and Dwayne Ashley with Shawn Rhea

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Amistad, c2004Edition: 1st edDescription: xxiv, 453 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0060094567
  • 0060094532 (hard : alk. paper)
  • 9780060094539 (hard : alk. paper)
  • 9780060094560 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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Contents:
Shackled minds -- Books before freedom -- Yearning and learning -- Voices of a people -- The art of culture -- Season of threat -- Manifest destiny -- An education in protest -- Calming the storm, healing the cut -- New day, new challenges, new hope
Summary: "A commemorative exploration of the history and cultural significance of 108 American Historically Black Colleges and Universities discusses how post-Civil War abolitionists worked to formally educate newly freed slaves; provides a wealth of historical narrative, personal memoir, and archival material; and identifies prominent African-Americans who have graduated to become societal leaders." -- Provided by publisher
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Martha's Vineyard High School Library 378.7308/WIL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39844400134066

Includes bibliographical references (p. [433]-435) and index

Shackled minds -- Books before freedom -- Yearning and learning -- Voices of a people -- The art of culture -- Season of threat -- Manifest destiny -- An education in protest -- Calming the storm, healing the cut -- New day, new challenges, new hope

"A commemorative exploration of the history and cultural significance of 108 American Historically Black Colleges and Universities discusses how post-Civil War abolitionists worked to formally educate newly freed slaves; provides a wealth of historical narrative, personal memoir, and archival material; and identifies prominent African-Americans who have graduated to become societal leaders." -- Provided by publisher

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