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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809339503321

Autore

Morris Vivian Gunn <1941->

Titolo

Creating caring and nurturing educational environments for African American children / / Vivian Gunn Morris, Curtis L. Morris

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger, , 2000

London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2024

ISBN

979-84-00-63321-8

0-313-00167-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (235 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MorrisCurtis L. <1940->

Disciplina

372.182996/073/761

Soggetti

African American children - Education - Alabama

African Americans - Education (Elementary) - Alabama

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1  Introduction: The Way It Was -- Chapter 2  George Washington Trenholm: The Role of the Principal in the African American Community -- Chapter 3  It All Began with Miss Doss -- Chapter 4  Remembering the Teachers: The Heart of the Matter -- Chapter 5  The Segregated African American School: A Center for Culture, Recreation, Leadership, and Education -- Chapter 6  The Village as Educator: Learning, Nurturing, and Supporting African American Children Beyond the School Building -- Chapter 7  Alabama Politics and School Desegregation: The Punting Syndrome -- Chapter 8  From Segregation Forever to Black Is Beautiful:  Access to Higher Education in Alabama Next Door -- Chapter 9  The Destruction of a School Community: Can It Be Rebuilt? -- Chapter 10  Where Do We Go from Here? -- Appendix A  Significant Dates and Events Related to African American Education in Tuscumbia, Alabama -- Appendix B  Methodology -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Photo essay follows page 90.