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I'll Find a Way or Make One: A Tribute to Historically Black Colleges and Universities

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I'll Find a Way or Make One: A Tribute to Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Dwayne Ashley , and Juan Williams
Manufacturer: Amistad
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Binding: Hardcover

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African American Student's College Guide: Your One-Stop Resource for Choosing the Right College, Getting in, and Paying the Bill (Black Excel)
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Historically Black Colleges and Universities: A Reference Handbook (Contemporary Education Issues)

ASIN: 0060094532
Release Date: 2004-11-02

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From Juan Williams, author of Eyes on the Prize, and the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund comes a must-have gift book and definitive resource that explores the historical, social, and cultural importance of America's 107 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

HBCUs have graduated such illustrious leaders as Oprah Winfrey, Thurgood Marshall, Spike Lee, W. E. B. DuBois, Debbie Allen, Alain Locke, Samuel L. Jackson, and Nikki Giovanni. This commemorative illustrated gift book is filled with photographs, historical narrative, personal memoir, archival and contemporary material, and anecdotal and resource information. It is the first of its kind -- a groundbreaking retrospective that explores the dramatic development and history of America's historically black colleges and universities.

Stories abound about the abolition of slavery. However, lesser known are the efforts -- both prior to and after the Civil War -- of African American and white abolitionists banding together to formally educate newly freed slaves. Through the tireless work of government organizations, black churches, missionary groups, and philanthropists, HBCUs were established. The tales of how these schools were created and of the individuals who are linked to the schools' histories are extraordinarily rich -- and sometimes controversial. In an unprecedented salute to America's 107 historically black colleges and universities, I'll Find a Way or Make One chronicles the formation of the black middle class, the history of education in the African American community, and some of the most important events of African Americana and American history.

To Conserve a Legacy: American Art from Historically Black Colleges and Universities

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Best Art Coffee Table Book of 1999

To Conserve a Legacy: American Art from Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Richard Powell , and Jock Reynolds
Manufacturer: The MIT Press
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Binding: Paperback

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Many of this nation's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have amassed significant collections of American art and founded galleries and museums on their campuses. These collections provide a rich resource for the study of African American art, yet many also possess a diverse array of nineteenth- and twentieth-century American art. To Conserve a Legacy documents an outstanding sampling of paintings, prints, drawings, photographs, and sculptures owned by Clark Atlanta University, Fisk University, Hampton University, Howard University, North Carolina Central University, and Tuskegee University.

This book serves as the catalog for a major exhibition and conservation project organized by the Addison Gallery of American Art and The Studio Museum in Harlem, in association with the Williamstown Art Conservation Center and the six participating HBCUs. The book contains a profile of each university collection, color reproductions of many artworks included in the exhibition, biographical information on all the represented artists, and documentation of the conservation and care practices helping to preserve the art for future generations.

Two major essays place the HBCU art collections and this collaborative project in a historical context and develop six themes around which the exhibition was organized: Forever Free: Emancipation Visualized; The First Americans; Training the Head, the Hand, and the Heart; The American Portrait Gallery; American Expressionism; and Modern Lives, Modern Impulses. The artists include Romare Bearden, John Biggers, Elizabeth Catlett, Charles Demuth, Arthur Dove, Marsden Hartley, William H. Johnson, Jacob Lawrence, Edmonia Lewis, Archibald Motley, Georgia O'Keeffe, Horace Pippin, P. H. Polk, Alfred Stieglitz, Henry Ossawa Tanner, Doris Ulmann, Carl Van Vechten, Thomas Waterman, James Weeks, Charles White, and many others. The book also contains forty-two entry essays by American scholars on many of the individual artworks.

The exhibition was co-curated by Richard Powell, Chairman of the Art and Art History Department at Duke University, and Jock Reynolds, Director of the Yale University Art Gallery.

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Best Art Coffee Table Book of 1999.......2000-04-04

This is a great addition to any art book collector. The photographs parallel the tour being sponsored by HBCU's such as Clark Atlanta; and does a fine job of representing the exhibit.

HBCUs Historically Black Colleges and Universities: (Vestiges of Slavery)

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HBCUs Historically Black Colleges and Universities: (Vestiges of Slavery)
Ravi Sinha
Manufacturer: AuthorHouse
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Binding: Paperback

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The Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs') are Vestiges of Slavery and thus a slur and disgrace to our national image and interest. It creates a two tier educational system which hurts the blacks. These segregated colleges are producing a bi modal society and therefore the society instead of "separate and equal" is in reality becoming "separate and unequal". The social cleavage produced over the years by the HBCUs' is resulting in a deep chasm and must be eliminated if we want to meet the growing challenges from other countries in this "flat world".

Historically Black Colleges and Universities: A Reference Handbook (Contemporary Education Issues)

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Interesting but Shoddy Scholarship

Historically Black Colleges and Universities: A Reference Handbook (Contemporary Education Issues)
Cynthia Jackson , and Eleanor Nunn
Manufacturer: ABC-CLIO
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Binding: Hardcover

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I'll Find a Way or Make One: A Tribute to Historically Black Colleges and Universities
African American Student's College Guide: Your One-Stop Resource for Choosing the Right College, Getting in, and Paying the Bill (Black Excel)

ASIN: 1851094229
Release Date: 2003-09-16

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Interesting but Shoddy Scholarship.......2004-04-11

I actively work with most of the U.S.'s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), however, having never graduated from an HBCU, I sought out this reference guide to get a better understanding and appreciation of these wonderful institutions of higher learning. Although there are some interesting tidbits about all of the HBCU's the research overall is weak and the work is intellectually lazy.

For example on page 38, referencing one of the co-authors previous books as the source of this thought, the authors claim that the hypothesis that the programs and curriculum of historically whites schools are of excellence and quality has largely not been tested. However, based upon the accomplishments, achievement and earning power of HBCU graduates, HBCUs can claim that their programs are of excellence and quality. First of all, if the quality of education of historically white schools has not been tested, then how does U.S. News and World Report rank colleges and universities each year? Secondly, if the authors are using the accomplishments, achievement and earning power of their graduates as a measure of HBCU academic success, wouldn't that also be a basis for measuring predominately white colleges? Lastly, the authors offer no empirical data proving their claims about HBCUs, not to mention figures, which compare HBCUs with traditionally white schools.

Also on page 39 the authors quote someone who states, "It is hardly an accident that Martin Luther King Jr. was an alumnus of Morehouse College rather than of Harvard College", insinuating that it is because of discrimination that black leaders like MLK couldn't enter schools like Harvard. Perhaps, but let's look at the facts. The first African American to graduate from Harvard was Richard T. Greener way back in 1873. Abolitionist, author, physician and first black major in the U. S. Army, Martin R. Delany, entered Harvard Medical School. Sociologist WEB DuBois was the first African-American to earn a PhD from Harvard and Carter G. Woodson, the founder of Black History Month, earned his PhD from Harvard back in 1912. It may have been discrimination that prevented MLK from entering Harvard but that is difficult to tell since the school did have a track record of admitting at least a few blacks. Also, there's an important question that isn't asked either by the person quoted or the authors: Did MLK apply to Harvard? If he didn't then it is indeed hardly an accident that he is not an alumnus of Harvard.

The book is filled with dogmatic claims that aren't sufficiently supported by data, previous research or common sense. Here's another example. With regards to defining race, the authors claim that, 'Race and Racial Identity, the designation of people of common ancestry, tells you who a person is.' Really? Writer, Toni Morrison, disagrees: '...the important thing is to know people as individuals. So knowing that an individual is Asian or white or black is knowing next to nothing. It's knowing some cultural information which one can assume, but one must be wrong. But one must know much more than simply a racial marker. Knowing another persons race is like knowing their height or some other almost irrelevant piece of biological information.'

Go to the library and skim through this book if you want to learn more about black higher education but I caution you not to take this book too seriously. The authors certainly didn't.

A mission of service: Rev. Fr. Boniface Hardin; Founder of Martin University retires.: An article from: The Black Collegian

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A mission of service: Rev. Fr. Boniface Hardin; Founder of Martin University retires.: An article from: The Black Collegian
Ethan Ax
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
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Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000PLWWR8
Release Date: 2007-04-16

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This digital document is an article from The Black Collegian, published by Thomson Gale on February 1, 2007. The length of the article is 1850 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: A mission of service: Rev. Fr. Boniface Hardin; Founder of Martin University retires.
Author: Ethan Ax
Publication: The Black Collegian (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 37 Issue: 2 Page: 73(5)

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Lifting and sharing in teacher education in historically black colleges and universities.(Reforming Teacher Education Through Accreditation: Telling Our ... article from: Journal of Teacher Education

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Lifting and sharing in teacher education in historically black colleges and universities.(Reforming Teacher Education Through Accreditation: Telling Our ... article from: Journal of Teacher Education
Elaine P. Witty
Manufacturer: Corwin Press, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B0008FBO48
Release Date: 2005-07-30

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Teacher Education, published by Corwin Press, Inc. on May 1, 2002. The length of the article is 1400 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Lifting and sharing in teacher education in historically black colleges and universities.(Reforming Teacher Education Through Accreditation: Telling Our Story) (book review)
Author: Elaine P. Witty
Publication: Journal of Teacher Education (Refereed)
Date: May 1, 2002
Publisher: Corwin Press, Inc.
Volume: 53 Issue: 3 Page: 273(3)

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The Handbook of Historically Black Colleges & Universities 1995-97

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This is the most comprehensive and valuable resource guide .

The Handbook of Historically Black Colleges & Universities 1995-97

Manufacturer: Jireh & Associates, Incorporated
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Binding: Paperback

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This is the most comprehensive and valuable resource guide ........1998-06-03

The Handbook features historical vignettes, campus sports, and campus student services, costs...even religious affiliations! Great one-stop resource, excellent for any student and affordable too.

Few increases for student aid in spending bill: congress vetoes White House plans for Perkins' cutback. (Washington Update).: An article from: Black Issues in Higher Education

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Few increases for student aid in spending bill: congress vetoes White House plans for Perkins' cutback. (Washington Update).: An article from: Black Issues in Higher Education
Charles Dervarics
Manufacturer: Cox, Matthews & Associates
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Binding: Digital
ASIN: B0007URAB0
Release Date: 2005-07-13

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This digital document is an article from Black Issues in Higher Education, published by Cox, Matthews & Associates on July 17, 2003. The length of the article is 661 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Few increases for student aid in spending bill: congress vetoes White House plans for Perkins' cutback. (Washington Update).
Author: Charles Dervarics
Publication: Black Issues in Higher Education (Refereed)
Date: July 17, 2003
Publisher: Cox, Matthews & Associates
Volume: 20 Issue: 11 Page: 6(1)

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On the road to recovery.(HBCUs After KATRINA)(Hurricane Katrina) : An article from: Ebony

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On the road to recovery.(HBCUs After KATRINA)(Hurricane Katrina) : An article from: Ebony
Monica Jones
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Ebony, published by Thomson Gale on May 1, 2006. The length of the article is 1721 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: On the road to recovery.(HBCUs After KATRINA)(Hurricane Katrina)
Author: Monica Jones
Publication: Ebony (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 61 Issue: 7 Page: 152(4)

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Few college programs reap gains from education spending bill: HBCUs, community colleges receive small victories.(Washington Update): An article from: Black Issues in Higher Education

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Few college programs reap gains from education spending bill: HBCUs, community colleges receive small victories.(Washington Update): An article from: Black Issues in Higher Education
Charles Dervarics
Manufacturer: Cox, Matthews & Associates
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Black Issues in Higher Education, published by Cox, Matthews & Associates on July 29, 2004. The length of the article is 1082 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Few college programs reap gains from education spending bill: HBCUs, community colleges receive small victories.(Washington Update)
Author: Charles Dervarics
Publication: Black Issues in Higher Education (Refereed)
Date: July 29, 2004
Publisher: Cox, Matthews & Associates
Volume: 21 Issue: 12 Page: 6(2)

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