Black colleges and universities are a haven for Black intellectuals, artists and revolutionaries and have educated the architects of freedom movements and cultivated leaders in every field. Examine the impact these institutions have had on American history, culture, and national identity.

The Key to the Door frames and highlights the stories of some of the first black students at the University of Virginia. This inspiring account of resilience and transformation offers a diversity of experiences and perspectives through first-person narratives of black students during the University of Virginia s era of incremental desegregation. The authors relate what life was like before enrolling, during their time at the University, and after...

"This book will educate Black families on the college admission process and provide them with the information, tools, and knowledge they need to explore college options"--

"The book's introductory chapter presents the book's core argument. It describes how education has played a central role in American political development and offers an overview of HBCUs-the distinctive educational institutions whose work has driven key changes in the American democratic landscape. The chapter highlights the contributions that HBCUs have made to the educational and political landscapes in the United States, paying particular attention...

A leading African American historian of race in America exposes the uncomfortable truths about race, slavery, and the American academy, revealing that leading universities, dependent on human bondage, became breeding grounds for the racist ideas that sustained it.