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Description edit
A comprehensive and definitive guide to America's 107 historically black colleges and universities, this commemorative gift book explores the historical, social, and cultural importance of the nation's HBCUs and celebrates their rich legacy. Included in this one-of-a-kind collection are: ... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Howard: Add a description of this character.
- Mckenzie
- Durkee
- Mordecai Johnson
- Mary Mcleod Bethune
- Thurgood Marshall
- Lincoln
- W. E. B. Dubois
- Jim Crow
- Wilberforce
- Fisk
- Mays
- Morehouse
- Langston Hughes
- Morris Brown
- Locke
- Pierce
- Jackson
- Booker T. Washington
- Frederick Douglass
- John Lewis
- Clinkscales
- Cheyney
- Mcnair
- Charles S. Johnson
- Stillman
- Tuskegee
- Zora Neale Hurston
- Claflin
- Johnson C. Smith
- Barry
- Williams
- Julian Bond
- Hansberry
- Dr. King
- Mary Holmes
- Bradley
- Spelman
- Carver
- Joyner
- Tim Reid
Setting & Locations edit
- Alabama
- North Carolina
- United States
- Georgia
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Mississippi
- Florida
- West Virginia
- Atlanta
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- America
- D.c.
- Philadelphia
- New York City
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Chicago
- Grambling
- Nashville
- Africa
- Missouri
- Arkansas
- Massachusetts
- Talladega
- Kentucky
- Ohio
- Charleston
- Greensboro
- Richmond
- Sea Islands
- Montgomery
- New Orleans
- Harlem
- Boston
- Shreveport
- St. Louis
- Delaware
- Baltimore
- Orangeburg
- Virginia Union
- Vietnam
- Daytona
- Europe
- Memphis
First Sentence edit
Since before the days of slavery, education has been the North Star of black aspiration.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Juan Williams (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 378.7308996073
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Americas › United States › African Americans › History
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Special Groups › African-American Studies
- Books › Professional & Technical › Education › By Level › College
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Sociology
- Books › Nonfiction › Education › College & University
- Books › Reference
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