Black collegians' experiences in US Northern private colleges : a narrative history, 1945-1965 /: a narrative history, 1945-1965. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Dafina-Lazarus Stewart.
• Authors: Stewart, Dafina-Lazarus
• Contents: Foreword; Preface; Rationale for Focus; Data Sources; Organization of the Book; Summary; Note; References; Acknowledgments; Contents; List of Figures; List of Table; Chapter 1: Introduction; The Northwest Territory and Emergent States; Northwest Ordinance; Native American Removal; Underground Railroad; Civil Rights Laws in GLCA States; Michigan; Ohio; Indiana; Western Pennsylvania; Summary; Race and Higher Education, 1945-1965; "Quiet" Activism; Frustrated Advances; The Institutions of the Great Lakes Colleges Association; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 2: Origins. The Pervasive Yet Contradictory Effects of SegregationNotes; References; Chapter 3: Black Disciples and White Missionaries; Preparation for Progress; Fostering Black Excellence; White Accomplices; Interracial Engagement; Notes; References; Chapter 4: College Choices; The Right College: A Utilitarian Mission; Notes; References; Antioch College; Chapter 5: Arriving on Campus; (Dis)Comfort in a Different World; Human Aggregate; Organized Environment; Constructed Climate; Notes; References; Chapter 6: College Life; (A)Part of Us; Academics; Career Internships and International Study. Career InternshipsInternational Study; Making Friends; Campus Involvement; Local Community; Interpreting Campus Involvement and Engagement; Notes; References; Antioch College; Chapter 7: Roadblocks and Detours; Attrition at the GLCA Colleges; Notes; References; Chapter 8: Integration and the Movement; 1945-1949; 1950-1954; 1955-1959; 1960-1964; The Archives Speak; Postwar Engagement (1945-1949); Turning Inward (1950-1954); Comfort and Incredulity (1955-1959); Activist Students (1960-1965); Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 9: The Impact of College; A Toolkit for Life; Notes; References. Chapter 10: Remembering Alma MaterCollege Is (Not) the People Who Were There with You; Actively Engaged; Distant Friends; Heartbreak and Estrangement; Notes; References; Chapter 11: Conclusion; Lesson 1: On Expectations and Experiences; Lesson 2: On Being Unexpected; Lesson 3: On Institutional Diversity Efforts; Lesson 4: On the Politics of Integration; Lesson 5: On Whiteness, Blackness, and Institutional Spaces; Lesson 6: On Personal and Social Responsibility; Lesson 7: On Transhistorical Research; Summary; References; Epilogue; We've Come a Long Way to Be Not So Different; Note; Appendix 1. Participant BiographiesAppendix 2; Studying Black Collegians, 1945-1965; Research Paradigm; Methods; Documenting Race; Researching Race in Educational History; Archival Materials; Working with Yearbooks and Student Newspapers; Oral Histories; Gender; Transcription as Cultural Reflection; Data Analysis; Theoretical Framework; Trustworthiness; Reporting and Representation; Summary; References; List of Primary Sources; Albion College; Allegheny College; Antioch College; Denison University; DePauw University; Earlham College; Hope College; Kalamazoo College; Kenyon College; Oberlin College.
• Publisher Details: New York, NY : Palgrave MacMillan
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (256 pages)
• Subjects: 378.1982996073; Education; African American college students -- Middle West -- Anecdotes; African Americans -- Education (Higher) -- Middle West; Multicultural education -- Middle West; College environment -- Middle West; Education, Higher; HISTORY -- Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies); HISTORY -- North America; African American college students; African Americans -- Education (Higher); College environment; Multicultural education; Education -- History; History of education; Education -- Higher; Higher & further education, tertiary education; Middle West; Electronic books; Anecdotes
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137590770; 1137590777
• Related ISBNs: 9781137590763; 1137590769
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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