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Nathan B. Young and the struggle over Black higher education [electronic resource] / Antonio F. Holland.

By: Holland, Antonio Frederick, 1943-.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Series: Missouri biography series: Publisher: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2006Description: x, 236 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Young, Nathan B., 1862-1933 | African American educators -- Biography | African Americans -- Education (Higher) -- HistoryGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 378.1/22092 | B Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view Summary: "Examines Nathan Young's 20-year academic career, during which he attempted to uphold W. E. B. Du Bois's vision of liberal arts education for blacks while balancing it with the agricultural/vocational education advocated by Booker T. Washington, adhering to high standards for black higher education despite powerful and entrenched opposition"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-229) and index.

"Examines Nathan Young's 20-year academic career, during which he attempted to uphold W. E. B. Du Bois's vision of liberal arts education for blacks while balancing it with the agricultural/vocational education advocated by Booker T. Washington, adhering to high standards for black higher education despite powerful and entrenched opposition"--Provided by publisher.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.