Blackballed : the black and white politics of race on America's campuses / Lawrence Ross.
2016
LC212.42 .R67 2016 (Mapit)
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Title
Blackballed : the black and white politics of race on America's campuses / Lawrence Ross.
Author
Ross, Lawrence C., author.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781250079114 (hardcover)
125007911X (hardcover)
9781466891746 (electronic book)
125007911X (hardcover)
9781466891746 (electronic book)
Published
New York, N.Y. : St. Martin's Press, 2016.
Copyright
©2015
Language
English
Description
xii, 266 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Call Number
LC212.42 .R67 2016
Dewey Decimal Classification
378.1/982996073
Summary
"'College' is a word that means many things to many people: a space for knowledge, a place to gain lifelong friends, and an opportunity to transcend one's socioeconomic station. Today, though, this word also recalls a slew of headlines that have revealed a dark and persistent world of racial politics on campus. Does this association disturb our idealized visions of what happens behind the ivied walls of higher learning? It should - because campus racism on college campuses is as American as college football on Fall Saturdays. From Lawrence Ross, author of The Divine Nine and the leading expert on sororities and fraternities, Blackballed is an explosive and controversial book that rips the veil off America's hidden secret: America's colleges have fostered a racist environment that makes them a hostile space for African American students. Blackballed exposes the white fraternity and sorority system, with traditions of racist parties, songs, and assaults on black students; and the universities themselves, who name campus buildings after racist men and women. It also takes a deep dive into anti-affirmative action policies, and how they effectively segregate predominately white universities, providing ample room for white privilege. A bold mix of history and the current climate, Blackballed is a call to action for universities to make radical changes to their policies and standards to foster a better legacy for all students"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-258) and index.
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Table of Contents
A century of isolated incidents
Jim Crow Greek row
The Machine
Not bitter, no apologies
The Great American Half-Baked Sale
The joke's on you, Black
Honoring the dishonorable
We're mad as hell ... and we're taking over the building.
Jim Crow Greek row
The Machine
Not bitter, no apologies
The Great American Half-Baked Sale
The joke's on you, Black
Honoring the dishonorable
We're mad as hell ... and we're taking over the building.