Constructing Black Education at Oberlin College : A Documentary History.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (484 pages)
Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. Oberlin-A College and a Cause -- Chapter 1. Original Commitments to Black Education, 1833-35 -- 1. Interest in Black Education Makes Its Debut before the Arrival of the Lane Rebels, 1834 -- 2. Oberlin Collegiate Institute Presses the Trustees to Make a Daring Choice, 1835 -- 3. Oberlin Collegiate Institute Launches a Colorblind Admissions Policy, 1835 -- Chapter 2. Building an Interracial Society, 1835-75 -- 4. John Keep and William Dawes Conduct a Fund-Raising Tour in England to Save Oberlin, 1839-40 -- 5. Black Abolitionism Joins White Abolitionism in a Community Venture, 1841 -- 6. Oberlin Supports Equal Participation of Female Students in Abolitionism, 1850 -- 7. A Student Pays Tribute to Philanthropist Charles Avery, 1858 -- 8. Thomas L. Harris Applies for Scholarship Aid to Attend Oberlin, 1858 -- 9. Blanche Harris Teaches in the New South and Faces Racial Prejudice, 1866 -- Chapter 3. Moderating the Oberlin Tradition, 1875-1959 -- 10. A Benefactor Comments on the College's Retreat from Tradition, 1882 -- 11. Students Struggle with Societal Views on Race, 1910 -- 12. Mary Church Terrell Appeals to Oberlin for a Return to Integration, 1913 -- 13. The College Privately Rationalizes Segregated Housing on Campus, 1920 -- 14. The Administration Dances around the Question of Social Integration, 1937 -- 15. A Theology Professor Preaches against Segregation at Local Barbershops, 1944 -- 16. The Student Senate Takes the Lead in Restoring Interracial Relations on Campus, 1946 -- 17. The Campus Chapter of the NAACP Confronts Racial Discrimination at Lunch Parlors, 1948 -- 18. An Alumnus and a Historian Reflect on the Tangled History of Race in the 1950s. 19. A White Student Makes His Case to Participate in Black College Exchange Program, 1958 -- Chapter 4. Reclaiming Equal Educational Opportunity, 1960-85 -- 20. The College Appeals to Foundations to Support Oberlin's History and Mission of Inclusion and Access to Higher Education, 1969-72 -- 21. A Black Faculty Member's View of the Meaning of Black Solidarity, 1968 -- 22. The College Reaffirms Its Commitment by Agreeing to Recruit 110 Students of Color, 1971 -- 23. The College Trustees Call for Voluntary Airmative Action in Employment, 1972 -- 24. The General Faculty Debates the Future of the Integrationist Model at Oberlin, 1981 -- Chapter 5. Moving toward Multiculturalism, 1985-Present -- 25. A Student and a Professor Document Racism at Oberlin, 1988 -- 26. The Faculty Address Minority Concerns through Curricular Change, 1991 -- 27. The Administration Supports Multiculturalism on Campus, 1999 -- 28. Students Create Safe Space in a Multicultural Environment, 2000 -- 29. A White Student Addresses Racism in OSCA, 2003 -- 30. Academic Politics, Race, and Strategic Planning, 2005-7 -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.
A richly illustrated volume presenting a comprehensive history of the education of African American students at Oberlin College.