Research Catalog

Title

African American Studies : 50 years at the University of Florida / edited by Jacob U'Mofe Gordon and Paul Ortiz.

Publication

• Gainesville, FL : LibraryPress@UF, [2021]
• ©2021

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Details

Additional Authors

• Gordon, Jacob U.
• Ortiz, Paul, 1964-

Description

xvii, 227 pages : illustrations (some color); 23 cm

Summary

African American Studies: 50 Years at the University of Florida provides an overview of the history of African American Studies at the University of Florida. Chapters are based on papers presented at the 50th Anniversary Commemoration of the African American Studies Program at the University of Florida. In addition to providing a comprehensive history of African American Studies at the University of Florida, the book also documents the research of Black faculty at UF; examines how students, faculty, and staff involved with African American Studies practice community engagement and service; contains testimonies from community elders; and includes reflections by and about prominent UF alumni such as Judge Stephan Mickle and Dr. David Horne.

Subject

• University of Florida. African-American Studies Program
• African Americans > Study and teaching (Higher)
• African American scholars
• Community and college > Florida > Gainesville
• Education, Higher > Social aspects > United States
• Community and college
• Education, Higher > Social aspects
• Florida > Gainesville
• United States

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 The Development of African American Studies at the University of Florida by Patricia Hilliard-Nunn -- ch. 2 Black Students' Struggles for Justice at the University of Florida by David L. Home -- ch. 3 Oral History, Democracy, and the Power of Memory by Paul Ortiz -- ch. 4 The State of African American Studies Collections at the University of Florida by Stephanie Birch -- ch. 5 Publications by African American Studies Faculty at the University of Florida by Sharon D. Wright Austin -- ch. 6 University of Florida and Black Community Engagement -- Section 1 Faculty Research and Service -- Missions of a Public University by Barbara McDade Gordon -- Section 2 Educational Outreach -- The Upward Bound Program at UF by Gwenuel W. Mingo -- Section 3 Religious Connections -- The Pentecostal Initiative at UF by Sherry Sherrod DuPree -- ch. 4 Reflections on African American Studies Program at the University of Florida by Harry B. Shaw -- ch. 8 The Life and Times of Stephan P. Mickle -- First UF African American Graduate and the College of Law Connection by Jacob U'Mofe Gordon -- ch. 9 Summary and Conclusions by Jacob U'Mofe Gordon and Paul Ortiz.

Call Number

Sc D 22-675

ISBN

• 1944455159
• 9781944455156

OCLC

1286365776

Title

African American Studies : 50 years at the University of Florida / edited by Jacob U'Mofe Gordon and Paul Ortiz.

Publisher

Gainesville, FL : LibraryPress@UF, [2021]

Copyright Date

©2021

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Added Author

Gordon, Jacob U., editor.

Ortiz, Paul, 1964- editor.

Research Call Number

Sc D 22-675