Records the life of a man who influenced the course of higher education for African Americans and Africans throughout the twentieth century Patterson, orphaned soon after birth in 1901, became a veterinary scientist at Tuskegee Institute and soon thereafter--at the depths of the Depression--was selected as president of that most important institution. It was at Tuskegee that Patterson formulated the idea and the organization--the United Negro College Fund. In doing so he made a place for himself in U.S. and world history by providing the model of cooperative fund raising that enabled financially starved private black colleges to survive and serve the youth of the segregated North and South.
Format: Hardback
CONTRIBUTORS: Frederick D. Patterson
EAN: 9780817304591
COUNTRY: United States
PAGES: 288
WEIGHT: 600 g
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PUBLISHED BY: The University of Alabama Press
DATE PUBLISHED: 1991-01-30
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GENRE: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural & Regional, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Educators, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher, RELIGION / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General
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Autobiography: philosophy and social sciences, Ethnic studies, Higher education, tertiary education, Religion and beliefs
Most of Martia Graham Goodson's career was spent teaching at Baruch College, starting in 1974. After 33 years, she retired as an Associate Professor in the Department of Black and Hispanic Studies. Dr. Goodson published several books, including Church Ladies: Untold Stories of Harlem Women in the Powell Era.