A history of Southland College : the Society of Friends and black education in Arkansas / / Thomas C. Kennedy
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| Autore: |
Kennedy Thomas C (Thomas Cummins), <1937-2017.>
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| Titolo: |
A history of Southland College : the Society of Friends and black education in Arkansas / / Thomas C. Kennedy
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| Pubblicazione: | Fayetteville, : University of Arkansas Press, 2009 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | xii, 349 p., [16] p. of plates : ill |
| Disciplina: | 378.767/88 |
| Soggetto topico: | Society of Friends - United States - History |
| African Americans - Education (Higher) - Arkansas | |
| Note generali: | Not distributed; available at Arkansas State Library. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- 1. Worlds Apart -- 2. Friends and Freedmen -- 3. The Curse of Slavery and War -- 4. The Bible and the Spelling Book -- 5. Trials and Triumphs -- 6. The End of the First Generation -- 7. From Miz' Clark to Jim Crow -- 8. A Troubled Decade -- 9. The Wolford Era -- 10. New Beginnings and Unhappy Endings -- 11. An Avenue of Great Service -- 12. The Guard Changes -- 13. Last Days -- Epilogue -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In 1864 Alida and Calvin Clark, two abolitionist members of the Religious Society of Friends from Indiana, went on a mission trip to Helena, Arkansas.The Clarks had come to render temporary relief to displaced war orphans but instead found a lifelong calling. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | A history of Southland College |
| ISBN: | 1-61075-001-2 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910966962203321 |
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