Описание: 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.
Автор: Boyce, Travis D. Название: Steady and measured ISBN: 1643364448 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781643364445 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 3761.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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.
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