The key to the door : experiences of early African American students at the University of Virginia / edited by Maurice Apprey and Shelli M. Poe.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Apprey, Maurice, 1947- editor.

Poe, Shelli M., editor.

JSTOR (Organization)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

University of Virginia--History--Sources.

University of Virginia.

University of Virginia--Alumni and alumnae--Interviews.

African Americans--Education (Higher)--Virginia.

African Americans.

African Americans--Education (Higher).

Alumni and alumnae.

History.

Virginia.

Genre:

Interviews.

Sources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

polychrome

Place of Publication:

Charlottesville ; London : University of Virginia Press, 2017.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Higher education for the public good / Deborah McDowell

Perseverance and resilience: African Americans at the University of Virginia / Ervin L. Jordan, Jr.

The only one in the room: U.Va. Law School, 1955-1958 / John F. Merchant

Becoming a doctor in a segregated world / William Womack

Life on Mr. Jefferson's plantation / Aubrey Jones

Looking back / Barbara S. Favazza

An interview with Teresa Walker Price and Evelyn Yancey Jones / Maurice Apprey and Shelli M. Poe

A son of the South: an African American public servant / David Temple

U.Va.: An essential experience / Willis B. McLeod

An interview with Vivian W. Pinn / Maurice Apprey

Opening the door: Reflection and a call to action for an inclusive academic community / Shelli M. Poe, Patrice Preston-Grimes, Marcus L. Martin, and Meghan S. Faulkner

Strategies for creating a sense of place and high achievement / Maurice Apprey.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.

Print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Key to the door.

ISBN:

9780813939872

0813939879

Publisher Number:

40026977900

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.