{"product_id":"miles-college-miles-college-centennial-history-committ-9780738517933","title":"Miles College: The First Hundred Years","description":"Emerging from post-Civil War America, Miles College was formally founded in 1905 by the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. Efforts to found the college began in 1898 as part of the struggle to create equal educational opportunities for Birmingham's African-American middle class and expanding working class. Since then, the college\u003cbr\u003ehas aimed to develop students intellectually, ethically, and spiritually and has remained affiliated with its founder. Originally chartered as Miles Memorial College, in honor of Bishop William H. Miles, the name of the college was changed by the trustees in 1941 to its current name, Miles College.\u003cbr\u003eThe four-year, liberal arts Historically Black College\u003cbr\u003e(HBCU) is currently located in Fairfield, Alabama, \u003cbr\u003esix miles west of downtown Birmingham. In recent\u003cbr\u003eyears, the college has had an annual enrollment of\u003cbr\u003eover 1,700. The close relationship Miles College\u003cbr\u003eestablished with the community is still\u003cbr\u003emaintained today\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Miles College Centennial History Committ\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0738517933\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738517933\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/27\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.48w x 0.47d","brand":"Miles College Centennial History Committ","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992307597567,"sku":"9780738517933","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3a6bcd51-1218-47a0-95a6-97980c14eca3.jpg?v=1683315270","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/miles-college-miles-college-centennial-history-committ-9780738517933","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}