Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures ix
4. Tables xi
5. Foreword xv
6. Preface xix
7. Acknowledgments xxvii
8. Chapter 1. Panorama 1
9. Chapter 2. Major Historical Factors Influencing Black Higher Education 13
10. Chapter 3. The Beginnings of Black Higher Education 32
11. Chapter 4. Public Schools, High Schools, Normal Schools, and Colleges 41
12. Chapter 5. Curriculum 57
13. Chapter 6. Higher Education in a New Century 70
14. Chapter 7. Two Decades of Desegregation 99
15. Chapter 8. Talladega College: A Case History (1867 to 1975) 127
16. Chapter 9. Leadership and Luck 160
17. Chapter 10. The Graduates 181
18. Chapter 11. The Students 196
19. Chapter 12. Faculty: Challenge and Response 218
20. Chapter 13. The Small Colleges 233
21. Chapter 14. Student Aid 244
22. Chapter 15. External Sources of Support 254
23. Chapter 16. Leadership and Financial Independence 268
24. Chapter 17. Stand and Prosper 280
25. Notes 289
26. References 311
27. Index 319