Educating the Masses: The Unfolding History of Black School Administrators in Arkansas, 1900-2000
edited by C. Calvin Smith and Linda Walls Joshua
University of Arkansas Press, 2003 eISBN: 978-1-61075-138-4 | Cloth: 978-1-55728-744-1 | Paper: 978-1-55728-806-6 Library of Congress Classification LC2802.A8E39 2003 Dewey Decimal Classification 371.201108996073
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
Under segregation and in its aftermath, black teachers and principals created havens of dignity and uplift for their students and communities. In Arkansas, where even education for white children has always been underfunded, the work of these administrators has been particularly heroic. This book, researched and prepared by the Research Committee of the Retired Educators of Little Rock and Other Public Schools, outlines the challenges to generations of black administrators in the state, and it maps their achievements. It also offers the first reference guide to the personnel who have educated generations of black children through the most extreme of circumstances.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
C. Calvin Smith is a professor of history at Arkansas State University and the author of War and Wartime Changes: The Transformation of Arkansas, 1940–1945 (Arkansas, 1986). Linda Walls Joshua is an assistant professor of education at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
REVIEWS
“While the chief aim of Educating the Masses is to venerate the legacy of several generations of dedicated black educators, the last three chapters of the book set out a poignant reminder, a chilling warning, and a continuing challenge for all citizens of Arkansas. . . . The challenge, of course, is to continue to follow the example of the black educators celebrated in this volume in working for an educational system that will provide both quality and opportunity to all young Arkansans.” —Thomas C. Kennedy, Arkansas Historical Quarterly “An arresting account of professional dedication which, although long confronted by unremitting racial adversity, has resulted today in remarkable progress in public education in Arkansas. Professors Smith and Joshua have rendered a valuable service with their comp-rehensive history.” —David Levering Lewis, author of W. E. B. Du Bois: Biography of a Race, 1868–1919 and W. E. B. Du Bois: The Fight for Equality and the American Century, 1919–1963 (both Henry Holt & Co.), winners of the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 1994 and 2001. “A compelling social history . . . a story of triumph over incredible adversity.” —John Graves, author of Town and Country: Race Relations in an Urban-Rural Context, Arkansas, 1865–1905 (Arkansas, 1991)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
Preface 000
1. The Unfolding History of Black Educational Administrators in Arkansas: Reconstruction to Progressivism, 1865-1895 000
2. Black Educators in the Progressive Era: Progress in the Midst of Prejudice, 1895-1920 000
3. Educating the Mind and the Spirit: The 1920s 000
4. The Depression Era: Black Administrators in Arkansas, 1929-1941 000
5. Winds of Change and Educational Progress, 1941-1954 000
6. From "Separate but Equal" to "All Deliberate Speed" 000
7. Continuing the Legacy: Challenges since Brown, 1970-1990 000
8. Other Blacks Who Influenced Black Education in Arkansas 000
9. Conclusion: Challenges of the 1990s and the New Millennium 000
Appendix 000
Notes 000
Bibliography 000
A Note on Contributors 000
Index 000
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: African Americans Education Arkansas History, African American school administrators Arkansas History, School management and organization Arkansas History
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Educating the Masses: The Unfolding History of Black School Administrators in Arkansas, 1900-2000
edited by C. Calvin Smith and Linda Walls Joshua
University of Arkansas Press, 2003 eISBN: 978-1-61075-138-4 Cloth: 978-1-55728-744-1 Paper: 978-1-55728-806-6
Under segregation and in its aftermath, black teachers and principals created havens of dignity and uplift for their students and communities. In Arkansas, where even education for white children has always been underfunded, the work of these administrators has been particularly heroic. This book, researched and prepared by the Research Committee of the Retired Educators of Little Rock and Other Public Schools, outlines the challenges to generations of black administrators in the state, and it maps their achievements. It also offers the first reference guide to the personnel who have educated generations of black children through the most extreme of circumstances.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
C. Calvin Smith is a professor of history at Arkansas State University and the author of War and Wartime Changes: The Transformation of Arkansas, 1940–1945 (Arkansas, 1986). Linda Walls Joshua is an assistant professor of education at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
REVIEWS
“While the chief aim of Educating the Masses is to venerate the legacy of several generations of dedicated black educators, the last three chapters of the book set out a poignant reminder, a chilling warning, and a continuing challenge for all citizens of Arkansas. . . . The challenge, of course, is to continue to follow the example of the black educators celebrated in this volume in working for an educational system that will provide both quality and opportunity to all young Arkansans.” —Thomas C. Kennedy, Arkansas Historical Quarterly “An arresting account of professional dedication which, although long confronted by unremitting racial adversity, has resulted today in remarkable progress in public education in Arkansas. Professors Smith and Joshua have rendered a valuable service with their comp-rehensive history.” —David Levering Lewis, author of W. E. B. Du Bois: Biography of a Race, 1868–1919 and W. E. B. Du Bois: The Fight for Equality and the American Century, 1919–1963 (both Henry Holt & Co.), winners of the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 1994 and 2001. “A compelling social history . . . a story of triumph over incredible adversity.” —John Graves, author of Town and Country: Race Relations in an Urban-Rural Context, Arkansas, 1865–1905 (Arkansas, 1991)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
Preface 000
1. The Unfolding History of Black Educational Administrators in Arkansas: Reconstruction to Progressivism, 1865-1895 000
2. Black Educators in the Progressive Era: Progress in the Midst of Prejudice, 1895-1920 000
3. Educating the Mind and the Spirit: The 1920s 000
4. The Depression Era: Black Administrators in Arkansas, 1929-1941 000
5. Winds of Change and Educational Progress, 1941-1954 000
6. From "Separate but Equal" to "All Deliberate Speed" 000
7. Continuing the Legacy: Challenges since Brown, 1970-1990 000
8. Other Blacks Who Influenced Black Education in Arkansas 000
9. Conclusion: Challenges of the 1990s and the New Millennium 000
Appendix 000
Notes 000
Bibliography 000
A Note on Contributors 000
Index 000
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: African Americans Education Arkansas History, African American school administrators Arkansas History, School management and organization Arkansas History
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