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This history of black fraternities and sororities confirms the underlying purpose of these institutions: to provide a supportive educational environment for their members during college and social and business networks beyond college. Ross notes the substantial variation on the specific... read more
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- Black
- Howard
- Warwick
- John Lewis
- Dr. Muhammad
- Dr. Martin Luther King
- Mother Love
- Nellie Quander
- Mr. Christian
- O'neal
- Hattie
- Zeta
- Chaney
- Clinkscales
- Ms. Wattleton
- Clinton
- Powell
- Ms. Burke
- Lavinia Norman
- Ms. Slowe
- Thurgood Marshall
- Ms. Boyd
- Dr. Carpenter
- Franklin
- Ethel Hedgeman
- Dr. Grant
- Reeves
- Jesse Jackson
- James Weldon Johnson
- Mr. Frisby
- Nikki Giovanni
- Dixon
- Congresswoman Brown
- Tom Bradley
- Henson
- Sanchez
- A. Langston Taylor
- Mary Mcleod Bethune
- Dorothy Height
- John Darden
- Jim Crow
Setting & Locations edit
- Washington D.c.
- Chicago
- America
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
- Fraternity
- Riverside
- New York City
- Baltimore
- United States
- Florida
- Los Angeles
- Philadelphia
- Indianapolis
- Maryland
- California
- North Carolina
- Atlanta
- Virginia
- Kansas City
- Missouri
- Alabama
- New Jersey
- Ohio
- Tennessee
- South Africa
- Georgia
- Memphis
- Illinois
- Cleveland
- San Francisco
- Columbia University
- Iota
- Texas
- Tallahassee
- Europe
- Harlem
- Head Start
- The City
- Us
- District Of Columbia
- Stanford
Authors & Contributors edit
- Lawrence C. Ross (Author)
Classification edit
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- Dewey: 378.1985508996073
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- Books › History › Americas › United States › African Americans › History
- Books › Nonfiction › Education › Education Theory › Organizations & Institutions
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Special Groups › African-American Studies
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- Books › History › Americas › United States › State & Local
- Books › History › Europe › Greece
- Books › Nonfiction › Education › College & University
- Books › History › World
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