Cole, E. R.
2015
Words of action: The speeches of President Alfonso Elder and the North Carolina Student Movement
Using Past as Prologue: Contemporary Perspectives on African American Educational History.
This book chapter focuses on a college president’s speeches at the height of the civil rights movement. It explores the delicate negotiations Black presidents had to make based on the audiences they addressed. This work explores the larger context of Black education in North Carolina and is a great addition to the literature on Black college presidents.
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