{"product_id":"succeeding-against-great-odds-josephine-mccann-posey-9781496810205","title":"Succeeding Against Great Odds: Alcorn State University in Its Second Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlcorn State University was founded in 1871 making it the oldest public historically black land-grant institution in the United States. Alcorn State has undergone numerous changes and expansions over the years, and it continues to produce notable alumni and scholars in more than fifty fields.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSucceeding against Great Odds\u003c\/em\u003e covers nearly a quarter of a century since Josephine McCann Posey's first institutional history of Alcorn, \u003cem\u003eAgainst Great Odds: The History of Alcorn State University\u003c\/em\u003e. This new book briefly summarizes the first 123 years of Alcorn's history. The volume then explores the tenure of three interim and\/or acting presidents, Drs. Rudolph E. Waters Sr., Malvin A. Williams Sr., and Norris A. Edney Sr. (with Edney serving twice), and permanent presidents, Drs. Clinton Bristow Jr., George E. Ross, M. Christopher Brown II, and Alfred Rankins Jr., who have all served since \u003cem\u003eAgainst Great Odds\u003c\/em\u003e was published in 1994. This comprehensive narrative shows the university confidently advancing in the twenty-first century, proud of its distinctive heritage and intent on overcoming obstacles to continue a long tradition of excellence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSucceeding against Great Odds\u003c\/em\u003e includes numerous appendices to document the illustrious history of Alcorn, its accomplishments, and particularly the people who have shaped the institution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Josephine McCann Posey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496810201\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496810205\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/25\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Josephine McCann Posey","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48439441490175,"sku":"9781496810205","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c300079c-e917-4358-9c72-f5eea97739a7.jpg?v=1777177650","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/succeeding-against-great-odds-josephine-mccann-posey-9781496810205","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}