Black studies in the university : a symposium / edited by Armstead L. Robinson, Craig C. Foster, Donald H. Ogilvie.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Robinson, Armstead L., editor.

Foster, Craig C., editor.

Ogilvie, Donald H., editor.

Black Student Alliance at Yale.

Series:

Bantam matrix editions ; NM5384.

Bantam Matrix edtions ; NM5384

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Study and teaching--United States.

African Americans.

African Americans--Study and teaching.

United States.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xi, 241 pages ; 18 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Bantam Books, 1969.

Contents:

Preface / by Armstead L. Robinson

An Introduction to the Conference / by Charles H. Taylor, Jr.

The Integrationist Ethic as a Basis for Scholarly Endeavors / by Harold Cruse

The Intellectual Validity of Studying the Black Experience / by Martin Kilson, Jr. Question Period

The Black Community and the University: A Community Organizer's Perspective / by Maulana Ron Karenga. Question Period

Deck the Ivy Racist Halls: The Case of Black Studies / by Gerald A. McWorter

Summary and Commentary / by Lawrence W. Chisolm

A Student's Reflections / by Donald H. Ogilvie

African History and Western Civilization / by Boniface Obichere. Question Period

A Radical Perspective on Social Science Curricula / by Nathan Hare. Question Period

African Influence on the Art of the United States / by Robert Farris Thompson

Some Thoughts on Afro-American Studies / by McGeorge Bundy. Question Period

On Teaching and Learning Black History / by Edwin S. Redkey. Question Period

The Role of Education in Providing a Basis for Honest Self-Identification / by Dr. Alvin Poussaint

Summary and Commentary / by Sidney W. Mintz

A Concluding Statement / by Armstead L. Robinson

Reflections / by David Brion Davis.

Notes:

"Bantam Matrix edition published November 1969."

"This book is the record of the precedent-shattering conference which took place at Yale last year. It represents the first comprehensive attempt to thrash out the intellectual and political issues connected with implementing a program of Afro-American Studies. Conceived and organized by the Yale Black Student Alliance, the conference presented the views of a cross-section of Whites and Blacks ..."--Cover.

Publisher's advertisements: [2] pages at end.

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.

Banks Collection copy has front cover disbound

OCLC:

20544498