A History of Fisk University, 1865-1946 [Hardcover]

Joe Martin Richardson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1980

Covering the period from beginnings of Fisk University through World War II, the narrative takes full account of the social and academic history of the institution. Hardcover. Original jacket. Green cloth. Book looks great. Jacket has light edge wear and toning. NF/VG.

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"The author [has] skillfully prepared a fine history of Fisk University. It is a volume not only for former students but also for educators and Southerners concerned with black history and racial relations--also of interest for its discussion of the Jubilee Singers."

—The Chattanooga Times

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 227 pages
• Publisher: University of Alabama Press; First edition (March 1980)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0817300155
• ISBN-13: 978-0817300159
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,980,166 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars History of Fisk University: A Review, June 1, 2001

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This review is from: A History of Fisk University, 1865-1946 (Hardcover)

This book gives the complete history of Fisk University, previously known as Fisk School or Fisk Free Colored School. Throughout the Civil War and to the modern era, Richardson explains the incredible efforts of White abolitionists and free African-Americans to keep Fisk School afloat. One interesting story details how "The Jubilee Singers" came to the rescue when the good name of Fisk was at stake. Later on, Fisk became a University and a center of scholarship and culture. Many of the school's alumni became excellent teachers, generating an increasing demand for Fisk School graduates. The influence of Fisk teachers was felt in schools throughout the South. The most well known Fisk graduate was W.E.B. Du Bois, a founder of the NAACP. Du Bois became the first African-American to obtain a PhD. from Harvard University. A History of Fisk takes you to a time when discrimination and White resistance to equality for Blacks was at its peak. Richardson does a good job describing the prejudice and barriers that supporters of Fisk, both White and African-American, had to overcome to promote the notion of quality education for Blacks. In addition to being highly informative, Richardson's book is smooth reading.