| Description |
1 online resource (x, 236 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Series |
Missouri biography series |
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Missouri biography series.
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| Contents |
Early life and education -- At Tuskegee (1892-1897): the making of an educator -- Young and ideas about educational needs for blacks (1892-1901) -- Young at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical College (1901-1923) -- Transforming an institution: the Lincoln years -- The end of a career -- Summation of a life |
| Summary |
"Examines Nathan Young's 20-year academic career, during which he attempted to uphold W.E.B. Du Bois's vision of liberal arts education for blacks while balancing it with the agricultural/vocational education advocated by Booker T. Washington, adhering to high standards for black higher education despite powerful and entrenched opposition"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-229) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Young, Nathan B., 1862-1933.
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| SUBJECT |
Young, Nathan B., 1862-1933 fast |
| Subject |
African American educators -- Biography
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African Americans -- Education (Higher) -- History
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EDUCATION -- Higher.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Educators.
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African American educators
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African Americans -- Education (Higher)
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2006020035 |
| ISBN |
9780826265500 |
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0826265502 |
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