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[Review Of] Karolyn Smardz Frost And Veta Smith Tucker, Eds., A Fluid Frontier: Slavery, Resistance, And The Underground Railroad In The Detroit River Borderland. Detroit, Mi: Wayne State University Press, 2016. Pp. 286. $34.99 (Paper)., Vanessa Holden
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Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 35, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 35, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:
- Ziege, Nicole. Student Government Association Tension Causes Longer Deliberation, Uncertainty
- Smith, Camryn. Sexual Assault Awareness Month Kicks Off
- Collins, Emma. Fourth Dean Plans to Step Down from WKU – Jeffrey Katz
- Eiler, Olivia. Interfraternity Council Passes New Academic Bylaws
- Aud, Shawna. Tast the Rainbow, Not Just the Skittles
- Vogler, Emily. Editorial Cartoon re: Entertainment
- Leonard, Nicole. Breaking the Glass: Entertainment Needs to Show Real American Experience
- Hormell, David. Donald Trump Demonstrates the Art of Pivot
- Walker, Silas. Colors of Culture – Holi Festival
- Sisler, Julie. …
A Case Study Of An African American Community's Perceptions Of Problems In Mathematics Education, Renee Jenkins
A Case Study Of An African American Community's Perceptions Of Problems In Mathematics Education, Renee Jenkins
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
African American students across income classes have been found to struggle with mathematics, impeding their ability to complete college, pursue lucrative careers, and address socioeconomic problems. Using the tenets of liberation and critical race theory, this qualitative case study explored the perceptions of a small group of 8 African American adults as to what they believe to be the root causes of mathematics achievement disparity for African American K-14 students, and what role the African American community can play in ameliorating these disparities. As most related studies are on low income communities, this study focused on an affluent African American …
Black Labor At Pine Grove & Caledonia Furnaces, 1789-1860, Troy D. Harman
Black Labor At Pine Grove & Caledonia Furnaces, 1789-1860, Troy D. Harman
Adams County History
Black labor operating under various degrees of freedom found a suitable working environment, if not a safe haven, in several iron forges of South Central Pennsylvania, from the late 1790s through the 1850s. Primary accounts indicate that two in particular, Pine Grove Furnace of Cumberland County, and Caledonia Furnace of Franklin County, harbored runaway slaves to augment their work force. Pine Grove records, dating from 1789 – 1801, specify names of “negro” employees, verifying that black labor coexisted with white, but day books, journals, and ledgers do not denote status.1 Whether they were free men, or slaves rented out by …