| Charleston's Avery Center: From Education and Civil Rights to Preserving the African American Experience (Revised) Revised Edition Contributor(s): Drago, Edmund L. (Author), Dulaney, W. Marvin (Revised by) |
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ISBN: 1540203824 ISBN-13: 9781540203823 Publisher: History Press Library Editions OUR PRICE: $34.19 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2006 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Secondary - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 373.757 |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6" W x 9" (1.64 lbs) 434 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Black History |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For 140 years, Charleston s Avery Research Center has been a hub of African American education and study in the South Carolina Lowcountry. No other institution compares to Avery s scope and impact on the black community in Charleston, and Avery s compelling story and rich history reflect that prominence. The influence of Avery s teachers and students on society in Charleston and the South is immeasurable; their legacy enduring. Established in 1865, the Avery Normal Institute educated Charleston s African American leaders and trained most of the area s black teachers. Avery flourished and emerged as a leading college preparatory institute, vital to Charleston s interracial environment. The list of important contributions by Avery s teachers and students includes the establishment of the Charleston chapter of the NAACP, a successful petition to secure positions for black teachers in the city s public schools, the fight for desegregation in the sixties, and the hospital strike of 1969 Charleston s last major civil rights confrontation. Edmund L. Drago artfully conveys Avery s history, from its beginnings during Reconstruction to its current incarnation as an African American research center under the auspices of the College of Charleston. With a new foreword by Avery Center Director W. Marvin Dulaney, this edition brings to bear a wealth of sources, including oral histories and private papers, to reveal the history of a vaunted institution. Charleston s Avery Center places Avery s story within a larger social and historical context, offering fascinating insight into the dynamics of race relations in Charleston, the Lowcountry, and the South." |
Contributor Bio(s): Drago, Edmund L.: - Edmund Drago is a history professor at the College of Charleston and a researcher at the Avery Center. His other publications include Black Politicians and Reconstruction in Georgia: A Splendid Failure. W. Marvin Dulaney is the director of the Avery Center and a professor of history at the College of Charleston. This is his second book. |