| The Brevard Rosenwald School: Black Education and Community Building in a Southern Appalachian Town, 1920-1966 Contributor(s): Reed, Betty J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0786417439 ISBN-13: 9780786417438 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $24.75 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2004 Annotation: This history focuses on the school's beginnings, development, significance to the community, closing, and the integration process and the Rosenwald community today. The author also presents narratives from former students about their experiences and educational goals, pursuits and accomplishments at the school and later in their lives. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Education | History |
| Dewey: 371.829 |
| LCCN: 2004001523 |
| Series: Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.54" H x 6.12" W x 8.92" (0.77 lbs) 235 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Appalachians - Cultural Region - South Atlantic - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Geographic Orientation - North Carolina |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A century ago, the Brevard Rosenwald School in Transylvania County, North Carolina, opened its doors to African American students from the community and the surrounding area. It was a microcosm of the community it served; teachers and pupils lived on the same streets, shopped in the same stores, worshiped at the same churches, and teachers and parents served on the same committees, confronted similar social and economic problems, and sought each other's advice about issues in daily life. This book is a history of the school, with special attention given to the years 1920 to 1966, and its attempts to improve the education of African Americans in the South. It also focuses on the school's beginnings, development, significance to the community, closing, and the integration process and the Rosenwald community today. The author also presents narratives from former students about their experiences and educational goals, pursuits and accomplishments at the school and later in their lives. |