{"product_id":"a-history-of-fisk-university-joe-m-richardson-9780817312077","title":"A History of Fisk University, 1865-1946","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe evolution, impact, and significance of Fisk University from 1865 to 1946\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Fisk University has been a leading black educational institution for more than a century. In this volume, the author attempts to trace its evolution and development from 1866 when it was little more than a primary school to the 1930s and 1940s when it became a center of culture and scholarship; from 1871 when it was necessary to send out Fisk Jubilee Singers to earn operating expenses to the 1940s then it a several million dollar endowment; and from 1866 when black children eagerly sought any education whites gave them to 1925 when students joined alumni to oust a white president they considers dictatorial. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joe M. Richardson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0817312072\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780817312077\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Alabama Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/13\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.12h x 6.28w x 0.73d","brand":"Joe M. Richardson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44201720283391,"sku":"9780817312077","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a6b9b701-98dd-40e8-b42b-f2d7de9c6d33.jpg?v=1691491012","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-history-of-fisk-university-joe-m-richardson-9780817312077","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}