A pledge with purpose : Black sororities and fraternities and the fight for equality / Gregory S. Parks, Matthew W. Hughey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Parks, Gregory, 1974- author.

Hughey, Matthew W. (Matthew Windust), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American Greek letter societies--History--20th century.

African American Greek letter societies.

Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century.

Civil rights movements.

African American college students--Political activity.

History.

African American student movements.

United States.

African American student movements--History--20th century.

African American college students--Political activity--History--20th century.

African American college students.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

339 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, [2020]

Summary:

"A Pledge with Purpose" explores Black sororities and fraternities and the role(s) that they play in the fight for equality"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Black Greek "Racial Uplift"

The Preconditions for Uplift (1865-1905)

The Genesis of Black Greek-Letter Organizations (1906-1922)

Finding Their Way: Black and Greek in the Midst of the Harlem Renaissance, the Roaring Twenties, and the Adolescence of Jim Crow (1923-1929)

Black Greek-Letter Organizations as Social Welfare Nets (1930-1939)

Spreading the Word: Black Greek-Letter Organizations, Democracy, and the Great Migration (1940-1948)

At the Forefront: Civil Rights and Social Change (1949-1963)

Where to Now? The Future of Black Greek Racial Uplift.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781479823277

1479823279

OCLC:

1108805031