A White liberal college president in the Jim Crow South : Guy Herbert Wells and the YWCA at Georgia State College for Women, 1934-1953 / Sandra E. Godwin ; with Helen Matthew Lewis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Godwin, Sandra E., author.

Contributor:

Lewis, Helen Matthew, contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wells, Guy Herbert, 1892-1965.

Wells, Guy Herbert.

Georgia College--History.

Georgia College.

Georgia College (Corporate Name).

Segregation in education--Georgia--History--20th century.

Segregation in education.

Young Women's Christian associations--Georgia--History--20th century.

Young Women's Christian associations.

History.

Georgia.

Georgia--College.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xvi, 238 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Macon, Georgia : Mercer University Press, 2021.

Summary:

This volume presents an historical narrative that explores the inner turmoil of a college president who positioned himself between opposing political ideologies. Guy Herbert Wells, president of Georgia State College for (white) Women, had to manage the tension between holding true to his own values while working for a state system that upheld white supremacy.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: Higher Education in Georgia: A Site of Early Civil Rights Struggle and Learning to Play the Middle

2. Setting the Stage: President Wells's Transfer to GSCW and the YWCA

3. Lesson One: Keep a Close Watch on the YWCA

4. Lesson Two: Provide Uneven Support of the YWCA

5. Lesson Three: Move Left Under Liberal Governors

6. Lesson Four: Stay Left When It's Safe

7. Conclusion: Maintaining "Integrity" Amidst "Forces of Reaction": President Guy Herbert Wells (1934

1953) and President Dorothy Leland (2004

2011).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0881467901

9780881467901

OCLC:

1231956698