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Upending the ivory tower : civil rights, black power, and the Ivy League

Bradley, Stefan M., author

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\"Upending the Ivory Tower illuminates how the Black Power movement, which was borne out of an effort to edify the most disfranchised of the black masses, also took root in the hallowed halls of America's most esteemed institutions of higher education. Between the close of WWII and 1975, the civil rights and Black Power movements transformed the demographics and operation of the Ivy League on and off campus. As desegregators and racial pioneers, black students, staff, and faculty used their status in the black intelligentsia to enhance their predominantly white institutions while advancing black freedom. Although they were often marginalized because of their race and class, the newcomers altered educational policies and inserted blackness into the curricula and culture of the unabashedly exclusive and starkly white schools\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: New York University Press
• Subject: African Americans Education (Higher) History 20th century. / African Americans Civil rights History 20th century. / Black power United States History 20th century. / Racism in higher education United States. / Discrimination in higher education United States. / College integration United States History. / Universities and colleges United States History.
• ISBN: 9781479873999

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
LC2781.B733 2018	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE