In the Face of Inequality: How Black Colleges Adapt

by Melissa E. Wooten

Overview

A quarter of black Americans earn college degrees from black colleges, yet questions about the necessity of black colleges abound. In the Face of Inequality dissects the ways in which race and racism combined to shape the experiences of America's black colleges in the mid-twentieth century. In a novel approach to this topic, Melissa E. Wooten combines historical data with a sociological approach. Drawing on extensive quantitative and qualitative historical data, Wooten argues that for much of America's history, educational and social policy was explicitly designed to limit black colleges' organizational development. As an alternative to questioning the modern day relevance of these schools, Wooten asks readers to consider how race and racism precludes black colleges from acquiring the resources and respect worthy of them.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781438456928
Publisher:	State University of New York Press
Publication date:	06/11/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	238
Sales rank:	301,578
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Melissa E. Wooten is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction

1. The Black Higher Education Field

2. Collective Action and Status Inequality

3. Advocacy and Racial Inequality

4. Adapting to a World without State-Sanctioned Racial Inequality

5. Building Legitimacy amid Inequality

6. The Story of Organizational Adaption

Appendix 1: Population of Black Colleges and Universities
Appendix 2: UNCF Membership and Organizational Meetings
Appendix 3: Frame Analyses
Appendix 4: Earned Degree Data

Notes
References
Index