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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819567203321

Autore

Holland Antonio Frederick <1943->

Titolo

Nathan B. Young and the struggle over Black higher education / / Antonio F. Holland

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Columbia, : University of Missouri Press, c2006

ISBN

0-8262-6550-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 236 pages) : illustrations, map

Collana

Missouri biography series

Disciplina

378.1/22092

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Soggetti

African American educators

African Americans - Education (Higher) - History

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 (p. 211-229) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Early life and education At Tuskegee (1892-1897): the making of an educator Young and ideas about educational needs for blacks (1892-1901) Young at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical College (1901-1923) Transforming an institution: the Lincoln years The end of a career Summation of a life

Sommario/riassunto

"Examines Nathan Young's 20-year academic career, during which he attempted to uphold W. E. B. Du Bois's vision of liberal arts education for blacks while balancing it with the agricultural/vocational education advocated by Booker T. Washington, adhering to high standards for black higher education despite powerful and entrenched opposition"--Provided by publisher.