Описание: Reassesses the career of Benner C. Turner, the polarizing African American president at South Carolina State College during the civil rights era
Travis D. Boyce considers the full sweep of Benner C. Turner's life and career in the context of the contrary pressures of white and Black authority. Borrowing an expression from Michelle Obama's remarks to the 2016 Democratic National Convention, Boyce casts Turner, long-serving president of South Carolina State University, as a steady and measured leader who preserved the limited resources his historically Black institution possessed in the face of often hostile social, political, and economic power structures.
Previous accounts of Turner and his SC State presidency portray him as unwilling to criticize the state's white power structure and unable to contend with their open resistance to civil rights. Boyce argues that the modern view of Turner flattens a complex terrain, often relying selectively on hostile sources, underplaying the political constraints on presidents of publicly funded HBCUs in the South. Considering Turner in a richer context, with a deep awareness of Turner's early life formative influences, Boyce provides a more complete critical examination of his leadership in trying times.
Автор: Sherril Foster Название: Steady Lens: The True Story of Pioneer Photographer Mary Spencer ISBN: 1927575222 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781927575222 Издательство: Gazelle Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 3215.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In the early 1900s, Mary Spencer attracted a small audience with her breathtaking photographs of the local scenery and townsfolk of Kamloops. Although her name remains unfamiliar to most Canadians, this enigmatic young woman likely captured the most notorious and familiar images ever taken in BC?photos so widely known that it is likely a rare Canadian who has not seen her work. In 1898, forty-year-old schoolteacher Mary Spencer left Ontario with her sister Isobel and widowed mother andjourneyed west via the Canadian Pacific Railway. Isobel promptly resumed her dressmaking and tailoring trade in Kamloops, but Mary Spencer had not come west to teach school. Instead, she set up a photography studio on Victoria Street West, and very soon became widely known within the community. In a time when women were discouraged from entering the man's world of business and trade, Mary's business thrived. Then one day in May 1906, Mary was asked to photograph a special subject. She was hired by the the "Vancouver Province" to cover the story of the famous train robbers Bill Miner and his gang. Mary's photos of Billy and his cohorts captured the imagination of a province intrigued by BC's first and most charming bank robber. The life of Mary Spencer has been fictionalized and romanticized by poets, playwrights and filmmakers. She has been iconized as Billy Miner's lover, companion and confidant, but the true tale of this stoic pioneering woman has never been told. In "A Steady Lens: The True Story of Pioneer Photographer Mary Spencer," Sherril Foster tells her story and shares a stunning collection of previously unpublished photographs. Mary's photographs of Billy Miner and his gang brought her "anonymous" notoriety, but it has taken more than one hundred years for Mary to finally be recognized as one of BC's most prominent early photographers.
Автор: Lois Shelton Название: Rocky Trail but Steady Feet: A Memoir ISBN: 1667845489 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781667845487 Издательство: Gazelle Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 4502.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This publication addresses several contemporary issues impacting Social Justice in the Caribbean, including challenges related to industrial relations, governance systems, social protection, social dialogue, cooperatives and community empowerment, the future of education, migration and security, presenting national and regional perspectives.
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