Why Historically Black Colleges and Universities Matter
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Why Historically Black Colleges and Universities Matter
25 Years of Historical Research for Justice
Gasman, Marybeth; Banks, James A.
Teachers' College Press
02/2025
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Contents
Series Foreword ?ix
References ?xiii
Acknowledgments ?xvii
Introduction: The Experiences That Shaped Me as a Historian ?1
Why Conduct Research Related to Historically Black Colleges and Universities? ?5
The Evolution of My Research ?6
Evolution of My Historical Work ?7
Overview of Chapters ?9
Final Thoughts on This Volume ?11
Part I: Academic Freedom, Philanthropy, and Art
1. ?Scylla and Charybdis: Navigating the Waters of Academic Freedom at Fisk University During Charles S. Johnson's Administration (1946-1956) ?17
Academic Freedom at Fisk: A Checkered Past ?18
The Rise of Black Leadership at Fisk ?23
The Case of Lee Lorch ?26
A Decision to Secure Fisk's Future ?31
2. ?Modern Art in the Old South: The Role of the Arts in Fisk University's Campus Curriculum ?37
Laying the Foundation for an Arts-Focused Curriculum ?38
Charles S. Johnson: Fisk University President ?41
The Role of Art at Fisk University ?42
The International Student Center ?44
Biweekly Convocations ?45
The Stieglitz Collection ?46
Toward an Arts-Focused Curriculum ?47
Conclusion ?50
3. ?W.E.B. Du Bois and Charles S. Johnson: Differing Views on the Role of Philanthropy in Higher Education ?53
Understanding Du Bois-Radical Intellectual ?55
Understanding Johnson: Liberal Educator and Race Relations Pioneer ?60
Uncovering their Goals ?64
Philanthropy: Obstacle or Avenue? ?66
Conclusion ?69
PART II: FUNDRAISING AND RACE
4. ?Rhetoric vs. Reality: The Fundraising Messages of the United Negro College Fund in the Immediate Aftermath of the Brown Decision ?75
Background and Composition of the UNCF ?77
Preparing for the Brown Decision ?79
The Aftermath of the Supreme Court's Decision ?83
Responsibility to the Black Community ?85
Seeing a Wider Constituency ?86
The Impact of the Brown Decision on Donor Perceptions ?89
Recruiting Whites Becomes Difficult ?90
Implausible Suggestions, Real Possibilities ?92
5. ?Salvaging "Academic Disaster Areas": The Black College Response to Christopher Jencks and David Riesman's 1967 Harvard Educational Review Article ?97
The Jencks and Riesman Article ?98
Responding in the Media ?104
The Black College Response ?106
Support from the Wider Academic Community ?112
Jencks and Riesman's Response to the Black College Leaders ?115
Spinning Black Colleges in the Media ?120
A More Organized and Informed Response: Charles V. Willie's Harvard Conference ?122
Conclusion ?125
PART III: HISTORY INFORMED BY THEORY
6. ?Swept Under the Rug? A Historiography of Gender and Black Colleges ?131
Coming Clean on My Own Omissions ?134
The Historical Literature on Black Colleges ?134
Philanthropic Outside Control ?135
Internal Campus Relations ?141
Black Women's Higher Education ?151
Research Recommendations and Significance for Current Policy and Practice ?156
7. ?Perceptions of Black College Presidents: Sorting Through Stereotypes and Reality to Gain a Complex Picture ?159
Review of Relevant Literature ?161
Conclusion ?186
8. ?Mixed Motivations, Mixed Results: A History of Law, Legislation, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Interest Convergence ?189
Early History of Black Colleges ?191
Separate but Equal? ?198
The "Great" Philanthropists ?199
Murray v. Pearson ?201
Missouri ex rel. Gaines v. Canada ?202
The Pre-Brown Higher Education Cases ?204
Separate Is Not Equal? ?206
Post-Brown Activity ?207
Historically Black College and University Acts ?212
The Impact of Fordice ?213
Renewed Interest From the White House ?215
Lawsuits in the Current Day ?216
Concluding Thought ?218
Epilogue: A Note on Method ?219
Endnotes ?223
Index ?286
About the Author ?300
Series Foreword ?ix
References ?xiii
Acknowledgments ?xvii
Introduction: The Experiences That Shaped Me as a Historian ?1
Why Conduct Research Related to Historically Black Colleges and Universities? ?5
The Evolution of My Research ?6
Evolution of My Historical Work ?7
Overview of Chapters ?9
Final Thoughts on This Volume ?11
Part I: Academic Freedom, Philanthropy, and Art
1. ?Scylla and Charybdis: Navigating the Waters of Academic Freedom at Fisk University During Charles S. Johnson's Administration (1946-1956) ?17
Academic Freedom at Fisk: A Checkered Past ?18
The Rise of Black Leadership at Fisk ?23
The Case of Lee Lorch ?26
A Decision to Secure Fisk's Future ?31
2. ?Modern Art in the Old South: The Role of the Arts in Fisk University's Campus Curriculum ?37
Laying the Foundation for an Arts-Focused Curriculum ?38
Charles S. Johnson: Fisk University President ?41
The Role of Art at Fisk University ?42
The International Student Center ?44
Biweekly Convocations ?45
The Stieglitz Collection ?46
Toward an Arts-Focused Curriculum ?47
Conclusion ?50
3. ?W.E.B. Du Bois and Charles S. Johnson: Differing Views on the Role of Philanthropy in Higher Education ?53
Understanding Du Bois-Radical Intellectual ?55
Understanding Johnson: Liberal Educator and Race Relations Pioneer ?60
Uncovering their Goals ?64
Philanthropy: Obstacle or Avenue? ?66
Conclusion ?69
PART II: FUNDRAISING AND RACE
4. ?Rhetoric vs. Reality: The Fundraising Messages of the United Negro College Fund in the Immediate Aftermath of the Brown Decision ?75
Background and Composition of the UNCF ?77
Preparing for the Brown Decision ?79
The Aftermath of the Supreme Court's Decision ?83
Responsibility to the Black Community ?85
Seeing a Wider Constituency ?86
The Impact of the Brown Decision on Donor Perceptions ?89
Recruiting Whites Becomes Difficult ?90
Implausible Suggestions, Real Possibilities ?92
5. ?Salvaging "Academic Disaster Areas": The Black College Response to Christopher Jencks and David Riesman's 1967 Harvard Educational Review Article ?97
The Jencks and Riesman Article ?98
Responding in the Media ?104
The Black College Response ?106
Support from the Wider Academic Community ?112
Jencks and Riesman's Response to the Black College Leaders ?115
Spinning Black Colleges in the Media ?120
A More Organized and Informed Response: Charles V. Willie's Harvard Conference ?122
Conclusion ?125
PART III: HISTORY INFORMED BY THEORY
6. ?Swept Under the Rug? A Historiography of Gender and Black Colleges ?131
Coming Clean on My Own Omissions ?134
The Historical Literature on Black Colleges ?134
Philanthropic Outside Control ?135
Internal Campus Relations ?141
Black Women's Higher Education ?151
Research Recommendations and Significance for Current Policy and Practice ?156
7. ?Perceptions of Black College Presidents: Sorting Through Stereotypes and Reality to Gain a Complex Picture ?159
Review of Relevant Literature ?161
Conclusion ?186
8. ?Mixed Motivations, Mixed Results: A History of Law, Legislation, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Interest Convergence ?189
Early History of Black Colleges ?191
Separate but Equal? ?198
The "Great" Philanthropists ?199
Murray v. Pearson ?201
Missouri ex rel. Gaines v. Canada ?202
The Pre-Brown Higher Education Cases ?204
Separate Is Not Equal? ?206
Post-Brown Activity ?207
Historically Black College and University Acts ?212
The Impact of Fordice ?213
Renewed Interest From the White House ?215
Lawsuits in the Current Day ?216
Concluding Thought ?218
Epilogue: A Note on Method ?219
Endnotes ?223
Index ?286
About the Author ?300
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African American education; HBCUs; philanthropy; Fisk University; W.E.B. DuBois; Charles S. Johnson; United Negro College Fund; Christopher Jencks; David Riesman; interest convergence; historiography; history; leadership; art; curriculum; intellectual debate; Black agency; desegregation; Critical Race Theory; CRT
Contents
Series Foreword ?ix
References ?xiii
Acknowledgments ?xvii
Introduction: The Experiences That Shaped Me as a Historian ?1
Why Conduct Research Related to Historically Black Colleges and Universities? ?5
The Evolution of My Research ?6
Evolution of My Historical Work ?7
Overview of Chapters ?9
Final Thoughts on This Volume ?11
Part I: Academic Freedom, Philanthropy, and Art
1. ?Scylla and Charybdis: Navigating the Waters of Academic Freedom at Fisk University During Charles S. Johnson's Administration (1946-1956) ?17
Academic Freedom at Fisk: A Checkered Past ?18
The Rise of Black Leadership at Fisk ?23
The Case of Lee Lorch ?26
A Decision to Secure Fisk's Future ?31
2. ?Modern Art in the Old South: The Role of the Arts in Fisk University's Campus Curriculum ?37
Laying the Foundation for an Arts-Focused Curriculum ?38
Charles S. Johnson: Fisk University President ?41
The Role of Art at Fisk University ?42
The International Student Center ?44
Biweekly Convocations ?45
The Stieglitz Collection ?46
Toward an Arts-Focused Curriculum ?47
Conclusion ?50
3. ?W.E.B. Du Bois and Charles S. Johnson: Differing Views on the Role of Philanthropy in Higher Education ?53
Understanding Du Bois-Radical Intellectual ?55
Understanding Johnson: Liberal Educator and Race Relations Pioneer ?60
Uncovering their Goals ?64
Philanthropy: Obstacle or Avenue? ?66
Conclusion ?69
PART II: FUNDRAISING AND RACE
4. ?Rhetoric vs. Reality: The Fundraising Messages of the United Negro College Fund in the Immediate Aftermath of the Brown Decision ?75
Background and Composition of the UNCF ?77
Preparing for the Brown Decision ?79
The Aftermath of the Supreme Court's Decision ?83
Responsibility to the Black Community ?85
Seeing a Wider Constituency ?86
The Impact of the Brown Decision on Donor Perceptions ?89
Recruiting Whites Becomes Difficult ?90
Implausible Suggestions, Real Possibilities ?92
5. ?Salvaging "Academic Disaster Areas": The Black College Response to Christopher Jencks and David Riesman's 1967 Harvard Educational Review Article ?97
The Jencks and Riesman Article ?98
Responding in the Media ?104
The Black College Response ?106
Support from the Wider Academic Community ?112
Jencks and Riesman's Response to the Black College Leaders ?115
Spinning Black Colleges in the Media ?120
A More Organized and Informed Response: Charles V. Willie's Harvard Conference ?122
Conclusion ?125
PART III: HISTORY INFORMED BY THEORY
6. ?Swept Under the Rug? A Historiography of Gender and Black Colleges ?131
Coming Clean on My Own Omissions ?134
The Historical Literature on Black Colleges ?134
Philanthropic Outside Control ?135
Internal Campus Relations ?141
Black Women's Higher Education ?151
Research Recommendations and Significance for Current Policy and Practice ?156
7. ?Perceptions of Black College Presidents: Sorting Through Stereotypes and Reality to Gain a Complex Picture ?159
Review of Relevant Literature ?161
Conclusion ?186
8. ?Mixed Motivations, Mixed Results: A History of Law, Legislation, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Interest Convergence ?189
Early History of Black Colleges ?191
Separate but Equal? ?198
The "Great" Philanthropists ?199
Murray v. Pearson ?201
Missouri ex rel. Gaines v. Canada ?202
The Pre-Brown Higher Education Cases ?204
Separate Is Not Equal? ?206
Post-Brown Activity ?207
Historically Black College and University Acts ?212
The Impact of Fordice ?213
Renewed Interest From the White House ?215
Lawsuits in the Current Day ?216
Concluding Thought ?218
Epilogue: A Note on Method ?219
Endnotes ?223
Index ?286
About the Author ?300
Series Foreword ?ix
References ?xiii
Acknowledgments ?xvii
Introduction: The Experiences That Shaped Me as a Historian ?1
Why Conduct Research Related to Historically Black Colleges and Universities? ?5
The Evolution of My Research ?6
Evolution of My Historical Work ?7
Overview of Chapters ?9
Final Thoughts on This Volume ?11
Part I: Academic Freedom, Philanthropy, and Art
1. ?Scylla and Charybdis: Navigating the Waters of Academic Freedom at Fisk University During Charles S. Johnson's Administration (1946-1956) ?17
Academic Freedom at Fisk: A Checkered Past ?18
The Rise of Black Leadership at Fisk ?23
The Case of Lee Lorch ?26
A Decision to Secure Fisk's Future ?31
2. ?Modern Art in the Old South: The Role of the Arts in Fisk University's Campus Curriculum ?37
Laying the Foundation for an Arts-Focused Curriculum ?38
Charles S. Johnson: Fisk University President ?41
The Role of Art at Fisk University ?42
The International Student Center ?44
Biweekly Convocations ?45
The Stieglitz Collection ?46
Toward an Arts-Focused Curriculum ?47
Conclusion ?50
3. ?W.E.B. Du Bois and Charles S. Johnson: Differing Views on the Role of Philanthropy in Higher Education ?53
Understanding Du Bois-Radical Intellectual ?55
Understanding Johnson: Liberal Educator and Race Relations Pioneer ?60
Uncovering their Goals ?64
Philanthropy: Obstacle or Avenue? ?66
Conclusion ?69
PART II: FUNDRAISING AND RACE
4. ?Rhetoric vs. Reality: The Fundraising Messages of the United Negro College Fund in the Immediate Aftermath of the Brown Decision ?75
Background and Composition of the UNCF ?77
Preparing for the Brown Decision ?79
The Aftermath of the Supreme Court's Decision ?83
Responsibility to the Black Community ?85
Seeing a Wider Constituency ?86
The Impact of the Brown Decision on Donor Perceptions ?89
Recruiting Whites Becomes Difficult ?90
Implausible Suggestions, Real Possibilities ?92
5. ?Salvaging "Academic Disaster Areas": The Black College Response to Christopher Jencks and David Riesman's 1967 Harvard Educational Review Article ?97
The Jencks and Riesman Article ?98
Responding in the Media ?104
The Black College Response ?106
Support from the Wider Academic Community ?112
Jencks and Riesman's Response to the Black College Leaders ?115
Spinning Black Colleges in the Media ?120
A More Organized and Informed Response: Charles V. Willie's Harvard Conference ?122
Conclusion ?125
PART III: HISTORY INFORMED BY THEORY
6. ?Swept Under the Rug? A Historiography of Gender and Black Colleges ?131
Coming Clean on My Own Omissions ?134
The Historical Literature on Black Colleges ?134
Philanthropic Outside Control ?135
Internal Campus Relations ?141
Black Women's Higher Education ?151
Research Recommendations and Significance for Current Policy and Practice ?156
7. ?Perceptions of Black College Presidents: Sorting Through Stereotypes and Reality to Gain a Complex Picture ?159
Review of Relevant Literature ?161
Conclusion ?186
8. ?Mixed Motivations, Mixed Results: A History of Law, Legislation, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Interest Convergence ?189
Early History of Black Colleges ?191
Separate but Equal? ?198
The "Great" Philanthropists ?199
Murray v. Pearson ?201
Missouri ex rel. Gaines v. Canada ?202
The Pre-Brown Higher Education Cases ?204
Separate Is Not Equal? ?206
Post-Brown Activity ?207
Historically Black College and University Acts ?212
The Impact of Fordice ?213
Renewed Interest From the White House ?215
Lawsuits in the Current Day ?216
Concluding Thought ?218
Epilogue: A Note on Method ?219
Endnotes ?223
Index ?286
About the Author ?300
Este título pertence ao(s) assunto(s) indicados(s). Para ver outros títulos clique no assunto desejado.
African American education; HBCUs; philanthropy; Fisk University; W.E.B. DuBois; Charles S. Johnson; United Negro College Fund; Christopher Jencks; David Riesman; interest convergence; historiography; history; leadership; art; curriculum; intellectual debate; Black agency; desegregation; Critical Race Theory; CRT
