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Envisioning Black Colleges: A History of the United Negro College Fund
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by Marybeth Gasman
Sales Rank: 385310
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List Price: $45.00
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Cover Type: Hard Cover with 288 pages
Published by: The Johns Hopkins University PressEdition: 1st Edition June 7, 2007
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 080188604X
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0801886041
Book Dimensions:
8.5 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
Weighs: 1.2 pounds
Product Review
"A vivid and comprehensive account of the history of the United Negro College Fund (UNCF)." -- Dwayne Ashley, Teachers College Record
"Reveals the multifaceted story of the organization's effort on behalf of black colleges." -- Bobbi Booker, Philadelphia Tribune
"So many issues are imbedded in the intersection of race and philanthropy, yet so few researchers have tried to probe them. Gasman is to be admired for being bold enough to examine the 'double consciousness' that existed for both Blacks and Whites in leading and supporting the UNCF." -- Pier C. Rogers, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly
"A thoughtful, incisive history of the UNCF." -- Alvin J. Schexnider, Diverse Issues in Higher Education
"A solid basis for continued consideration of the intersections of race, philanthropy, and higher education." -- Jean Preer, Journal of American History
Product Description
Etched into America's consciousness is the United Negro College Fund's phrase "A mind is a terrible thing to waste." This book tells the multifaceted story of the organization's efforts on behalf of black colleges against the backdrop of the cold war and the civil rights movement.
Founded during the post--World War II period as a successor to white philanthropic efforts, the UNCF nevertheless retained vestiges of outside control. In its early years, the organization was restrained in its critique of segregation and reluctant to lodge a challenge against institutional and cultural racism. Through cogent analysis of written and oral histories, archival documents, and the group's outreach and advertising campaigns, historian Marybeth Gasman looks at the UNCF's struggle to create an identity apart from white benefactors and to evolve into a vehicle for black empowerment.
The first history of the UNCF, Envisioning Black Colleges draws attention to the significance of black colleges in higher education and the role they played in Americans' struggle for equality.
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