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The Negro College Graduate

Anisfield-Wolf Book Award

The Negro College Graduate

Charles S. Johnson

A study tracking the paths, occupations, and geographic distribution of Black college graduates. It shows both the opportunities and constraints that higher education created for Black communities.

higher educationAfrican American historysocial studyemployment

Work Information

The realities of Black higher education emerge through the lives that followed graduation.

A study tracking the paths, occupations, and geographic distribution of Black college graduates. It shows both the opportunities and constraints that higher education created for Black communities.

Book Information

Publisher
Univ of North Carolina Pr
Published
2018-07-01
Pages
430 pages
Language
英語
Size
15.24 x 2.44 x 22.86 cm
ISBN-13
9781469613116
ISBN-10
1469613115
Price
9504 JPY
Category
洋書/Education & Reference/Schools & Teaching/Education Theory/History

The record of black graduates covers the period from the time the first Afro-American received an academic degree, 120 years ago, down through 1936. Particular attention is given to the number, location, occupations, and social and economic backgrounds of living graduates. On the basis of the gathered information an attempt is made to estimate future trends in higher education for blacks. Originally published in 1938. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

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