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Ebony and Ivy : Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America's Universities by Craig Steven Wilder (2014, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA

ISBN-101608194027

ISBN-139781608194025

eBay Product ID (ePID)202694171

Product Key Features

Number of Pages432 Pages

Publication NameEbony and Ivy : Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America's Universities

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2014

SubjectMinority Studies, Discrimination & Race Relations, Higher, History, United States / General, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies

TypeTextbook

AuthorCraig Steven Wilder

Subject AreaSocial Science, Education, History

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.3 in

Item Weight19.8 Oz

Item Length6.1 in

Item Width9.2 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Reviews"Wilder knows a great deal about his subject and does not flinch from facing it head-on . . . There is much to admire in Ebony & Ivy and much to learn from it." - The Washington Post "A groundbreaking history that will no doubt contribute to a reappraisal of some deep-rooted founding myths." - Kirkus Reviews , starred review "A well-researched and revealing look at the connection between American academia and American slavery." - Booklist , starred review "Wilder's copiously documented argument exposes how deeply implicated American higher education has been in racial exploitation that has dispossessed and subjugated peoples of color so as to invest whites beyond measure. His is a study deserving of serious attention from anyone interested in America's history, institutions, or intellectual development." - Library Journal, A well-researched and revealing look at the connection between American academia and American slavery., "Wilder knows a great deal about his subject and does not flinch from facing it head-on . . . There is much to admire in Ebony & Ivy and much to learn from it." -- The Washington Post "A groundbreaking history that will no doubt contribute to a reappraisal of some deep-rooted founding myths." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review "A well-researched and revealing look at the connection between American academia and American slavery." -- Booklist, starred review "Wilder's copiously documented argument exposes how deeply implicated American higher education has been in racial exploitation that has dispossessed and subjugated peoples of color so as to invest whites beyond measure. His is a study deserving of serious attention from anyone interested in America's history, institutions, or intellectual development." -- Library Journal, Wilder knows a great deal about his subject and does not flinch from facing it head-on . . . There is much to admire in Ebony & Ivy and much to learn from it.

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Original LanguageEnglish

Dewey Decimal379.26

SynopsisA groundbreaking and incendiary exploration of the intertwined histories of slavery, racism, and higher education in America, from a leading African-American historian, A groundbreaking exploration of the intertwined histories of slavery, racism, and higher education in America, from a leading African American historian. A 2006 report commissioned by Brown University revealed that institution's complex and contested involvement in slavery--setting off a controversy that leapt from the ivory tower to make headlines across the country. But Brown's troubling past was far from unique. In Ebony and Ivy , Craig Steven Wilder, a rising star in the profession of history, lays bare uncomfortable truths about race, slavery, and the American academy. Many of America's revered colleges and universities--from Harvard, Yale, and Princeton to Rutgers, Williams College, and UNC--were soaked in the sweat, the tears, and sometimes the blood of people of color. Slavery funded colleges, built campuses, and paid the wages of professors. Enslaved Americans waited on faculty and students; academic leaders aggressively courted the support of slave owners and slave traders. Significantly, as Wilder shows, our leading universities, dependent on human bondage, became breeding grounds for the racist ideas that sustained them . Ebony and Ivy is a powerful and propulsive study and the first of its kind, revealing a history of oppression behind the institutions usually considered the cradle of liberal politics., A 2006 report commissioned by Brown University revealed that institution's complex and contested history of involvement in slavery-setting off a controversy that soon leapt outside of the academic circuit and made headlines across the country. The relationship between slavery, the slave trade and American higher education isn't a part of America's triumphal narrative of racial healing-in Ebony and Ivy , Craig Steven Wilder, a rising star in American history, explosively lays bare some of the uncomfortable truths about slavery and the antebellum academy. Not just Brown, but most of America's revered colleges and universities--from Harvard to Amherst to William & Mary--were built on the backs of the enslaved...The slave economy determined the financial fates of many colleges, and the politics of the peculiar institution influenced curricula and intellectual culture in the young republic. Commercial slavery funded the growth of academic communities, literally built campuses, and filled the purses of matriculating scholars. Enslaved Americans waited on professors and students, and academic leaders aggressively courted the support of slaveowners and slave traders. .. Ebony and Ivy is a powerful and propulsive study, the first of its kind, revealing the racism and anti-abolitionist history of our the institutions usually considered the cradle of liberal politics. Wilder crafts an unflinching portrait of an education system that not only benefited from injustice, but helped to provide the intellectual justification for it.

LC Classification NumberLC212.42