Review of Theodore Hemmingway's The Rise of Black Students: Consciousness in Tallahassee and the State of Florida
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And I hope to Theodore Hemmingway has written a very informative book titled “The rise of black students: consciousness in Tallahassee and the state of Florida” which gives a historical synopsis of the fundamental role that was played by the black student fraternity in the fight for social justice in the early years of the 20th century. The American society of the 1920s was characterized by racial discrimination by the white population against the other races. This was a period when slavery was still legal and prevalent in the Southern states.
In the book the author documents how the white population dominated all academic circles. The curricula especially in the colleges was oriented towards disciplines that favored white students while the college presidents were predominantly white. This caused dissatisfaction by the black college students who revolted (Hemmingway, 140). Their revolt intended to bring in black college presidents while at the same time forcing a revision of the curricula. They wanted black history and business courses to be taught in the colleges.
The book is set in the city of Tallahassee. It tells of how the first institution of higher learning in the city was a women’s college sponsored by the state. In 1947 the Florida state University was established by the State Governor. It is this institution that would later play a very important part in the student uprisings against racial segregation. This is a book that transverses the early years history of the American society through the eyes of the University students learning in a multiracial society characterized by inequalities in the provision of Government services. Slavery was practiced in the Southern states while the Northern states did not harbor a strong opinion against the practice. However, runaway slaves would find asylum in the Northern states. All the
And I hope to Theodore Hemmingway has written a very informative book titled “The rise of black students: consciousness in Tallahassee and the state of Florida” which gives a historical synopsis of the fundamental role that was played by the black student fraternity in the fight for social justice in the early years of the 20th century. The American society of the 1920s was characterized by racial discrimination by the white population against the other races. This was a period when slavery was still legal and prevalent in the Southern states.
In the book the author documents how the white population dominated all academic circles. The curricula especially in the colleges was oriented towards disciplines that favored white students while the college presidents were predominantly white. This caused dissatisfaction by the black college students who revolted (Hemmingway, 140). Their revolt intended to bring in black college presidents while at the same time forcing a revision of the curricula. They wanted black history and business courses to be taught in the colleges.
The book is set in the city of Tallahassee. It tells of how the first institution of higher learning in the city was a women’s college sponsored by the state. In 1947 the Florida state University was established by the State Governor. It is this institution that would later play a very important part in the student uprisings against racial segregation. This is a book that transverses the early years history of the American society through the eyes of the University students learning in a multiracial society characterized by inequalities in the provision of Government services. Slavery was practiced in the Southern states while the Northern states did not harbor a strong opinion against the practice. However, runaway slaves would find asylum in the Northern states. All the