Higher Education for African Americans Before the Civil Rights Era, 1900-1964

Editors Gasman and Geiger, both teachers of higher education at the University of Pennsylvania, unite contributors in ethnic studies, educational policy, and educational studies in this collection of historical studies. An introduction provides an overview of the principal episodes in the development of higher education opportunities for African Americans. Individual chapter topics include the role of city normal schools and municipal colleges in higher education for African Americans, white racial anxiety and black student presence at six Midwest universities, interracialism at Fisk University in 1930, and the National Scholarship Service and Fund for Negro Students, 1947-1968. There is no subject index. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)