The Sumner story. Volume 1 : capturing our history, preserving our legacy. / Wilma F. Bonner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bonner, Wilma F., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

High schools.

Race relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (214 pages)

Place of Publication:

Garden City, NY : Morgan James Publishing, [2011]

Summary:

THE SUMNER STORY is to authenticate the school's illustrious history and track record in providing quality educational experiences. Since the perspectives of generations of alumni are interwoven in the telling of the story there is a rich, vital character not commonly illustrated in such studies. By specifying major factors contributing to the school's stellar reputation in the area of college preparatory curriculum, concrete instructional tenets are provided for today's classroom teachers and administrators.

Contents:

Cover

TABLE OF CONTENTS

WORDS ABOUT THE BOOK…

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

FOREWORD

Chapter One: INTRODUCTION

Chapter Two: HISTORICAL BACKDROP

Chapter Three: SUMNER HIGH SCHOOL'S EARLY BEGINNINGS AND EVOLUTION

Chapter Four: WHAT KEPT SUMNER TOGETHER

Chapter Five: MEMORIES, REFLECTIONS, AND PERSPECTIVES

Chapter Six: FRUIT YIELDED

Chapter Seven: AFRICAN-AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOLS: OTHER PORTALS TO SUCCESS

Chapter 8: CLOSING THOUGHTS BUT NOT THE FINAL CHAPTER

EPILOGUE

MEET THE AUTHORS

APPENDIXES

BIBLIOGRAPHY.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781600377822

1600377823