Nathan B. Young and the struggle over Black higher education

"Examines Nathan Young's 20-year academic career, during which he attempted to uphold W. E. B. Du Bois's vision of liberal arts education for blacks while balancing it with the agricultural/vocational education advocated by Booker T. Washington, adhering to high standards for black hi...

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Main Author: Holland, Antonio Frederick, 1943-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2006.
Series:Missouri biography series.
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Summary:"Examines Nathan Young's 20-year academic career, during which he attempted to uphold W. E. B. Du Bois's vision of liberal arts education for blacks while balancing it with the agricultural/vocational education advocated by Booker T. Washington, adhering to high standards for black higher education despite powerful and entrenched opposition"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:x, 236 p. : ill., map.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-229) and index.