Creating Community : Life and Learning at Montgomery's Black University

by WESTHAUSER, KARL E.; Smith, Elaine M.; FREMLIN, JENNIFER A.

• ISBN13: 9780817314637
• ISBN10: 0817314636
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-09-18
• Publisher: Univ of Alabama Pr

Summary

A community of inquiry and pride in central Alabama. Creating Communityexplores how faculty members at Alabama State University, a historically black university in Montgomery, have been inspired by the legacy of African American culture and the civil rights movement and how they seek to interpret and extend that legacy through teaching, scholarship, and service. Authors describe a wide range of experiences from the era of segregation to the present day. These include accounts of growing up and going to college in Alabama, arriving in the South for the first time to teach at ASU, and the development of programs such as the National Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African American Culture. Together, the essays present viewpoints that reflect the diverse ethnic, cultural, and academic backgrounds of the contributors and of the university. Contributors: Robert Ely, Janice R. Franklin, Jennifer A. Fremlin, Sunita George, Kathy Dunn Jackson, Virginia M. Jones, Annie P. Markham, John Moland Jr., Frank E. Moorer, Elaine M. Smith, Margaret Holler Stephens, Karl E. Westhauser

Author Biography

Karl E. Westhauser is Associate Professor of History, Elaine M. Smith is retired Assistant Professor of History, and Jennifer A. Fremlin is Associate Professor of English and Humanities, all at Alabama State University.

 

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Introduction	1	(18)
PART ONE. ALABAMA: BLACK-WHITE MIX
1. You Can Go Home Again
Kathy Dunn Jackson	19	(16)
2. E Pluribus Unum: Discovering Multiculturalism
Virginia M. Jones	35	(8)
3. Genesis of the National Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African-American Culture
Janice R. Franklin	43	(12)
PART TWO. REGION-WIDE: SEAMLESS FIT
4. I Go to College
Frank E. Moorer	55	(15)
5. Living a Womanist Legacy
Elaine M. Smith	70	(11)
6. I Pledge Allegiance to My "Black-Eyed Susan" University
Annie P. Markham	81	(14)
PART THREE. NON-SOUTHERN: WHAT DIFFERENCE?
7. Portrait of the Artist as a Young White Man
Robert Ely	95	(6)
8. City on a Hill
Karl E. Westhauser	101	(9)
9. Called Home
Margaret Holler Stephens	110	(23)
PART FOUR. INTERNATIONAL: ALL WELCOME
10. "You're Not White, You're Canadian": Where I Belong
Jennifer A. Fremlin	133	(7)
11. The Color Brown: An Asian's Perspective
Sunita George	140
Afterword
John Moland Jr.	151	(6)
Appendix: America's Historically Black Colleges and Universities	157	(4)
Bibliography	161	(6)
Contributors	167	(4)
Index	171