The freedom schools : student activists in the Mississippi civil rights movement / / Jon N. Hale

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910465576903321
• Autore: Hale Jon N.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2016
• ISBN: 0-231-54182-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (317 p.)
• Disciplina: 323.1196/0730762
• Soggetti: African Americans - Civil rights - Mississippi - History - 20th century; Civil rights movements - Mississippi - History - 20th century; African American students - Mississippi - History - 20th century; Student movements - Mississippi - History - 20th century; Political activists - Mississippi - History - 20th century; Education - Political aspects - Mississippi - History - 20th century; Electronic books.; Mississippi Race relations History 20th century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: The Mississippi Freedom Schools -- "The pathway from slavery to freedom" : the origins of education and the ideology of liberation in Mississippi -- "There was something happening" : the early education and politicization of the freedom school students -- "The student as a force for social change" : the politics and organization of the Mississippi Freedom Schools -- "We will walk in the light of freedom" : attending and teaching in the freedom schools -- "I can't leave" : educational activism and reconceptualizing freedom after the summer campaign -- Carrying forth the struggle : freedom schools and contemporary educational policy -- Epilogue: Remembering the freedom schools during the contemporary civil rights movement.
• Sommario/riassunto: Created in 1964 as part of the Mississippi Freedom Summer, the Mississippi Freedom Schools were launched by educators and activists to provide an alternative education for African American students that would facilitate student activism and participatory democracy. The schools, as Jon N. Hale demonstrates, had a crucial role in the civil ; rights movement and a major impact on the development of progressive education throughout the nation. Designed and run by African American and white educators and activists, the Freedom Schools counteracted segregationist policies that inhibited opportunities for black youth. Providing high-quality, progressive education that addressed issues of social justice, the schools prepared African American students to fight for freedom on all fronts. Forming a political network, the Freedom Schools taught students how, when, and where to engage politically, shaping activists who trained others to challenge inequality. Based on dozens of first-time interviews with former Freedom School students and teachers and on rich archival materials, this remarkable social history of the Mississippi Freedom Schools is told from the perspective of those frequently left out of civil rights narratives that focus on national leadership or college protestors. Hale reveals the role that school-age students played in the civil rights movement and the crucial contribution made by grassroots activists on the local level. He also examines the challenges confronted by Freedom School activists and teachers, such as intimidation by racist Mississippians and race relations between blacks and whites within the schools. In tracing the stories of Freedom School students into adulthood, this book reveals the ways in which these individuals turned training into decades of activism. Former students and teachers speak eloquently about the principles that informed their practice and the influence that the Freedom School curriculum has had on education. They also offer key strategies for further integrating the American school system and politically engaging today's youth.

Robotic sailing 2013 : proceedings of the 6th International Robotic Sailing Conference / / [edited by] Fabrice Le Bars, Luc Jaulin

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910299474403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Springer, 2013
• ISBN: 3-319-02276-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiii, 148 pages) : illustrations (some color)
• Collana: Gale eBooks
• Altri autori (Persone): JaulinLuc; Le BarsFabrice
• Disciplina: 006.3; 620; 629.8; 629.892
• Soggetti: Autonomous robots; Sailing - Technological innovations
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Part I Hardware design -- Part II Energy and power management strategies -- Part III Modeling, simulation, control, and stability analysis -- Part IV High level control architectures and algorithms.
• Sommario/riassunto: An autonomous sailboat robot is a boat that only uses the wind on its sail as propelling force, without remote control or human assistance to achieve its mission. This involves autonomy in energy (using batteries, solar panels, turbines...), sensor data processing (compass, GPS, wind sensor...), actuators control (rudder and sail angle control...) and decision making (embedded computer with adequate algorithms). Although robotic sailing is a relatively new field of research, several applications exist for this type of robots : oceanographic and hydrographic research, maritime environment monitoring, meteorology, harbor safety, assistance and rescue in dangerous areas... Over the last decade, several events such as the Microtransat challenge, the WRSC/IRSC and SailBot have been set up to stimulate research and development around robotic sailing. These proceedings cover the current and future academic and technology challenges raised by the development of autonomous sailboat robots presented at the ; WRSC/IRSC (World Robotic Sailing Championship/International Robotic Sailing Conference) 2013, in Brest, France, 2-6 September 2013.