Between 1965 and 1972, African American students at upwards of a thousand historically black and white American colleges and universities organized, demanded, and protested for Black Studies, Black universities, new faces, new ideas--a relevant, diverse higher education. Black power inspired these black students, who were supported by white, Latino, Chicana, Asian American, and Native American students.The Black Campus Movement provides the first national study of this intense and challenging struggle which disrupted and refashioned institutions in almost every state. This book also illuminates the complex context for one of the most transformative educational movements in American history through a history of black higher education and black student activism before 1965.
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Between 1965 and 1972, African American students at upwards of a thousand historically black and white American colleges and universities organized, demanded, and protested for Black Studies, Black universities, new faces, new ideas--a relevant, diverse higher education. Black power inspired these black students, who were supported by white, Latino, Chicana, Asian American, and Native American students.The Black Campus Movement provides the first national study of this intense and challenging struggle which disrupted and refashioned institutions in almost every state. This book also illuminates the complex context for one of the most transformative educational movements in American history through a history of black higher education and black student activism before 1965.
Imprint | Palgrave Macmillan |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Series | Contemporary Black History |
Release date | March 2012 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | February 2012 |
Authors | Ibram X. Kendi |
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket |
Pages | 235 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-230-11780-8 |
Barcode | 9780230117808 |
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LSN | 0-230-11780-5 |