A Class of Their Own
Author | : Adam Fairclough |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 548 |
Release | : 2009-06-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780674036666 |
ISBN-13 | : 0674036662 |
Rating | : 4/5 (662 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A Class of Their Own by : Adam Fairclough
Download or read book A Class of Their Own written by Adam Fairclough and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this major undertaking, civil rights historian Adam Fairclough chronicles the odyssey of black teachers in the South from emancipation in 1865 to integration one hundred years later. A Class of Their Own is indispensable for understanding how blacks and whites interacted after the abolition of slavery, and how black communities coped with the challenges of freedom and oppression.