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Centennial Hill : The Building Of A Prosperous Black Community, Montgomery, Alabama, 1865-1900, Howard Robinson
Centennial Hill : The Building Of A Prosperous Black Community, Montgomery, Alabama, 1865-1900, Howard Robinson
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Centennial Bill : The Building Of A Prosperous Black Community Montgomery, Alabama 1865-1900, Howard Robinson
Centennial Bill : The Building Of A Prosperous Black Community Montgomery, Alabama 1865-1900, Howard Robinson
Theses
In Centennial Hill, unique circumstances in the African American experience brought together black men and women representing the full spectrum of black social and economic classifications. This unique mixture provided all the necessary components for the type of community Centennial Hill became. Progressive and entrepreneurial, hard working and industrious, these African Americans built religious, economic, social, and political as well as educational institutions which provided Centennial Hill's residents with a dynamic community.
Marion To Montgomery: A Twenty Year History Of Alabama State University, 1867-1887, Joseph Darnel Caver
Marion To Montgomery: A Twenty Year History Of Alabama State University, 1867-1887, Joseph Darnel Caver
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Marion To Montgomery: A Twenty Year History Of Alabama State University, 1867-1887, Joseph Caver
Marion To Montgomery: A Twenty Year History Of Alabama State University, 1867-1887, Joseph Caver
Theses
Alabama State University is well known as a historically black university and for the involvement of its faculty and students during the civil rights movement. Less attention has been given to the school's remarkable origins, having begun as the Lincoln Normal School in Marion, Alabama, founded by nine former slaves. These men are rightly considered the founders of Alabama State University, as they had the drive and perseverance to face the challenges posed by a racial and political culture bent on preventing the establishment of black schools and universities. It is thanks to the actions of the Marion Nine that …