African American Leadership

by Carlton-Laney, Iris

• ISBN13: 9780871013170
• ISBN10: 0871013177
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-04-01
• Publisher: Natl Assn of Social Workers Pr

Summary

For far too long, the huge contribution of African Americans to the social work profession has been relegated to little more than a footnote. The truth is, these forward-thinking individuals enhanced the quality of life within and outside their communities for generations. Their stories have never been told. Until now. Sixteen painstakingly researched chapters, written by social workers, highlight the distinct roles of African American social work pioneers from the 1890s through the 1940s. The book discusses the birth of social welfare activities, both informal and formal, and introduces founding members of organizations such as the National Urban League and the National Association of Colored Women. Written from a social work perspective and framed within a historical context, these profiles and their accompanying lessons help today's practitioner make the connection to current issues.

Author Biography

Felix L. Armfield, PhD, assistant professor of history, Department of History and Social Studies Education, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, New York. Tricia Bent-Goodley, PhD, LICSW-C, assistant professor, Howard University School of Social Work, Washington, DC. N. Yolanda Burwell, PhD, associate professor, School of Social Work and Criminal Justice Studies, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina. Susan Kerr Chandler, PhD, MSW, associate professor, School of Social Work, University of Nevada, Reno Sharon Warren Cook, MSW, assistant professor of social work and social welfare coordinator, Winston-Salem State University, North Carolina Hugette A. Curah, MSW, social worker, Family Support Unit, Wake County Human Services, Raleigh, North Carolina Joyce G. Dickerson, PhD, MSW, assistant professor, Department of Sociology and Social Work, North Carolina AandT State University, Greensboro Aminifu Harvey, DSW, LCSW-C, associate professor of social work, University of Maryland, Baltimore Vanessa G. Hodges, PhD, MSW, associate professor in social work, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Elmer P. Martin, PhD, professor, Department of Social Work and Mental Health, Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland Joanne M. Martin, PhD, cofounder, The Great Blacks in Wax Museum, Baltimore, Maryland. Wilma Peebles-Wilkins, PhD, dean and professor, Boston University School of Social Work, Boston, Massachusetts Dorothy S. Ruiz, PhD, associate professor, Department of African American and African Studies, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Tawana Ford Sabbath, MSS, PhD, social worker and funeral business co-owner, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Cheryl Waites, EdD, MSW, ACSW, associate professor, Social Work Program, North Carolina State University, Raleigh

Table of Contents

About the Editor	vii
About the Contributors	ix
Introduction and Overview	xi
Iris B. Carlton-LaNey
Victoria Earle Matthews: Residence and Reform	1	(16)
Cheryl Waites
African Americans and Social Work in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1900-1930	17	(18)
Tawana Ford Sabbath
Birdye Henrietta Haynes: A Pioneer Settlement House Worker	35	(20)
Iris B. Carlton-LaNey
Margaret Murray Washington: Organizer of Rural African American Women	55	(20)
Joyce G. Dickerson
Marcus Garvey and Community Development via the UNIA	75	(12)
Aminifu Harvey
Iris B. Carlton-LaNey
Ida B. Wells-Barnett: An Uncompromising Style	87	(12)
Tricia Bent-Goodley
Lawrence A. Oxley: Defining State Public Welfare among African Americans	99	(12)
N. Yolanda Burwell
George Edmund Haynes and Elizabeth Ross Haynes: Empowerment Practice among African American Social Welfare Pioneers	111	(12)
Iris B. Carlton-LaNey
Janie Porter Barrett and the Virginia Industrial School for Colored Girls: Community Response to the Needs of African American Children	123	(14)
Wilma Peebles-Wilkins
Eugene Kinckle Jones: A Statesman for the Times	137	(16)
Felix L. Armfield
Iris B. Carlton-LaNey
Mary Church Terrell and Her Mission: Giving Decades of Quiet Service	153	(10)
Sharon Warren Cook
Thyra J. Edwards: Internationalist Social Worker	163	(16)
Elmer P. Martin
Joanne M. Martin
Sarah Collins Fernandis and Her Hidden Work	179	(10)
Huguette A. Curah
E. Franklin Frazier and Social Work: Unity and Conflict	189	(14)
Susan Kerr Chandler
Historical Development of African American Child Welfare Services	203	(12)
Vanessa G. Hodges
Traditional Helping Roles of Older African American Women: The Concept of Self-Help	215	(14)
Dorothy S. Ruiz
Index	229