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By Karl E. Westhauser, Ms. Jennifer A. Fremlin, Elaine M. Smith, Frank M. Moorer, Janice R Franklin, Margaret Holler Stephens, Sunita George, Kathy Dunn Jackson, Virginia M. Jones, Annie P. Markham, John Moland Jr, Robert Ely

ISBN-10: 0817314636

ISBN-13: 9780817314637

A group of inquiry and satisfaction in imperative Alabama. growing neighborhood explores how college contributors at Alabama kingdom collage, a traditionally black collage in Montgomery, were encouraged via the legacy of African American tradition and the civil rights stream and the way they search to interpret and expand that legacy via educating, scholarship, and repair. Authors describe quite a lot of studies from the period of segregation to the current day. those comprise debts of growing to be up and going to school in Alabama, arriving within the South for the 1st time to coach at ASU, and the improvement of courses resembling the nationwide middle for the research of Civil Rights and African American tradition. jointly, the essays current viewpoints that replicate the varied ethnic, cultural, and educational backgrounds of the individuals and of the college.  

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Because of the fears and resentments, the white students stayed together in the classrooms, the lunchroom, and the gymnasium; likewise, the black students stayed with their friends. During the two years I was at Catholic High, I witnessed a slow transition from separate groups to the beginnings of a community. Eventually, the barriers eroded, and gradually black and white students became acquaintances and sometimes even friends. I bene¤ted greatly from this process because I also was transformed from an outside observer and avid student of African American culture to a part of this new, partially integrated community.

The workforce is now large, diverse, and divided—people often do not know each other unless they work in the same department. The college has been a university since 1969, and the campus has grown tremendously. The relationship between the college and the state and city has changed. 34 / Kathy Dunn Jackson Alabama State has its own Board of Trustees now. State and city governments, which in the past usually ignored the school unless there was some disturbance concerning racial issues, are now more involved, especially in ¤nancial support.

After all, we paid the same fare as any other rider. Most of my schoolmates who rode the bus to and from school immediately made use of this new privilege. Following the boycott, blacks in Montgomery realized the importance of voting, so efforts were stepped up to register people to vote. These efforts were led by Mr. Rufus A. Lewis, a coach at Alabama State and owner of the Citizens Club, a popular local nightspot. It is said that in order to enter the You Can Go Home Again / 29 club, one had to show that s/he was a registered voter.

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