Creating Caring and Nurturing Educational Environments for African American Children » (New Edition)

VIVIAN GUNN MORRIS is Professor of Education, Department of Instruction and Curriculum Leadership, the University of Memphis.

CURTIS L. MORRIS is Accountability Specialist, Department of Research, Standards, and Accountability, Memphis City Schools.

Describes the factors that many African Americans believe contributed to making segregated schools good educational environments for their children and gives an understanding of the impact of school desegregation in their communities.

Preface

Introduction: The Way It Was

George Washington Trenholm: The Role of the Principal in the African American Community

It All Began with Miss Doss

Remembering the Teachers: The Heart of the Matter

The Segregated African American School: A Center for Culture, Recreation, Leadership, and Education

The Village as Educator: Learning, Nurturing, and Supporting African American Children beyond the School Building

Alabama Politics and School Desegregation: The Punting Syndrome

From Segregation Forever to Black Is Beautiful: Access to Higher Education in Alabama Next Door

The Destruction of a School Community: Can It Be Rebuilt?

Where Do We Go from Here?

Appendices

Index