Black Education in Alabama, 1865-1901
| AUTHOR | Sherer, Robert G. |
| PUBLISHER | University Alabama Press (08/11/2009) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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Explains and describes the development of black private and public, elementary, secondary, normal, and collegiate education in Alabama from emancipation to 1901 The study of education in Alabama is especially important in understanding black education throughout the United States since the most famous black school, Booker T. Washington's Tuskegee Institute, is located in Alabama and began as a state teachers' training school. A history of black education in Alabama provides a test case of the frequently assumed dominance of Booker T. Washington and his plan of "industrial'' or vocational training in black education.
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ISBN-13:
9780817351458
ISBN-10:
0817351450
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
224
Carton Quantity:
34
Product Dimensions:
6.28 x 0.57 x 8.98 inches
Weight:
0.74 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index
Country of Origin:
US
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BISAC Categories
Education | General
Dewey Decimal:
370.899
Library of Congress Control Number:
2003027746
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Explains and describes the development of black private and public, elementary, secondary, normal, and collegiate education in Alabama from emancipation to 1901 The study of education in Alabama is especially important in understanding black education throughout the United States since the most famous black school, Booker T. Washington's Tuskegee Institute, is located in Alabama and began as a state teachers' training school. A history of black education in Alabama provides a test case of the frequently assumed dominance of Booker T. Washington and his plan of "industrial'' or vocational training in black education.
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