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UNINA9910791997903321 |
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Titolo |
Black Greek-letter organizations 2.0 : new directions in the study of African American fraternities and sororities / / editors, Matthew W. Hughey, Gregory S. Parks |
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Jackson [Miss.], : University Press of Mississippi, c2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-06632-7 |
9786613066329 |
1-60473-922-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xvii, 342 pages) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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HugheyMatthew W (Matthew Windust) |
ParksGregory <1974-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Greek letter societies - United States |
African American college students - Societies, etc |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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COVER; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; FOREWORD; I. INTRODUCTION; II. BGLOS AND THE INTERSECTION OF LEADERSHIP, RELIGION, AND CIVIL RIGHTS; III. THE GENDER POLITICS OF BLACK FRATERNALISM; IV. RACIAL IDENTITY AND RACISM; V. REPRESENTIN': IMAGES OF BGLOS IN POPULAR CULTURE; VI. KEEPING THINGS IN/ON LINE? HAZING AND PLEDGING; VII. EBONY IN THE IVORY TOWER: BGLOS IN HIGHER EDUCATION; APPENDIX; INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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At the turn of the twentieth century, Black fraternities and sororities, also known as Black Greek-Letter Organizations (BGLOs), were an integral part of what W.E.B. Du Bois called the ""talented tenth."" This was the top ten percent of the Black community that would serve as a cadre of educated, upper-class, motivated individuals who acquired the professional credentials, skills, and capital to assist the race to attain socio-economic parity. Today, however, BGLOs struggle to find their place and direction in a world drastically different from the one that witnessed their genesis. |
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