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Ebony & ivy : race, slavery, and the troubled history of America's universities /

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A leading African American historian of race in America exposes the uncomfortable truths about race, slavery and the American academy, revealing that leading universities, dependent on human bondage, became breeding grounds for the racist ideas that sustained it.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wilder, Craig Steven (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Bloomsbury Press, [2013]
Edition:First U.S. edition.
Subjects:
Discrimination in higher education > United States.
Racism in education > United States.
Slavery > United States.
Universities and colleges > United States > History.
African Americans > Education (Higher) > History.
Minorities > Education (Higher) > United States > History.
United States > Race relations.
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Summary:A leading African American historian of race in America exposes the uncomfortable truths about race, slavery and the American academy, revealing that leading universities, dependent on human bondage, became breeding grounds for the racist ideas that sustained it.
Physical Description:423 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781596916814 (alk. paper) :
1596916818 (alk. paper)