A History of Fisk University, 1865-1946

By Joe M. Richardson

The evolution, impact, and significance of Fisk University from 1865 to 1946

Fisk University has been a leading black educational institution for more than a century. In this volume, the author attempts to trace its evolution and development from 1866 when it was little more than a primary school to the 1930s and 1940s when it became a center of culture and scholarship; from 1871 when it was necessary to send out Fisk Jubilee Singers to earn operating expenses to the 1940s then it a several million dollar endowment; and from 1866 when black children eagerly sought any education whites gave them to 1925 when students joined alumni to oust a white president they considers dictatorial.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817312072
• ISBN13: 9780817312077
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.1"