Ebony & Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America's Universities

by Craig Steven Wilder

Book Overview

A 2006 report commissioned by Brown University revealed that institution's complex and contested involvement in slavery-setting off a controversy that leapt from the ivory tower to make headlines across the country. But Brown's troubling past was far from unique. In Ebony and Ivy, Craig Steven Wilder, a rising star in the profession of history, lays bare uncomfortable truths about race, slavery, and the American academy.

Many of America's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596916818
• ISBN13: 9781596916814
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.5" x 9.5"