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A History of Fisk University, 1865-1946
University of Alabama Press, 1980 Paper: 978-0-8173-1207-7 | Cloth: 978-0-8173-0015-9 Library of Congress Classification LC2851.F52R5 Dewey Decimal Classification 378.76855
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
The evolution, impact, and significance of Fisk University from 1865 to 1946 Fisk University has been a leading black educational institution for more than a century. In this volume, the author attempts to trace its evolution and development from 1866 when it was little more than a primary school to the 1930s and 1940s when it became a center of culture and scholarship; from 1871 when it was necessary to send out Fisk Jubilee Singers to earn operating expenses to the 1940s then it a several million dollar endowment; and from 1866 when black children eagerly sought any education whites gave them to 1925 when students joined alumni to oust a white president they considers dictatorial. See other books on: Education | History | Richardson, Joe M. | State & Local | United States See other titles from University of Alabama Press |
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A History of Fisk University, 1865-1946
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | REVIEWS
University of Alabama Press, 1980
Paper: 978-0-8173-1207-7
Cloth: 978-0-8173-0015-9
Paper: 978-0-8173-1207-7
Cloth: 978-0-8173-0015-9
The evolution, impact, and significance of Fisk University from 1865 to 1946
Fisk University has been a leading black educational institution for more than a century. In this volume, the author attempts to trace its evolution and development from 1866 when it was little more than a primary school to the 1930s and 1940s when it became a center of culture and scholarship; from 1871 when it was necessary to send out Fisk Jubilee Singers to earn operating expenses to the 1940s then it a several million dollar endowment; and from 1866 when black children eagerly sought any education whites gave them to 1925 when students joined alumni to oust a white president they considers dictatorial.
Fisk University has been a leading black educational institution for more than a century. In this volume, the author attempts to trace its evolution and development from 1866 when it was little more than a primary school to the 1930s and 1940s when it became a center of culture and scholarship; from 1871 when it was necessary to send out Fisk Jubilee Singers to earn operating expenses to the 1940s then it a several million dollar endowment; and from 1866 when black children eagerly sought any education whites gave them to 1925 when students joined alumni to oust a white president they considers dictatorial.
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | REVIEWS
