Title: Black students in the ivory tower : African American student activism at the University of Pennsylvania, 1967-1990 /
Authors: Glasker, Wayne, 1957-
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press,
Year: 2002
Subjects: University of Pennsylvania Students Political activity History; African American college students Political activity History; Student movements Pennsylvania Philadelphia History
Contents: Introduction : dual organization on the predominantly white campus -- To open the doors of opportunity -- Years of discord, 1967 and 1968 -- The sit-in of 1969 -- Reflections in the mirror, reflections in the curriculum -- The sojourn of African American studies -- The most difficult year, 1969-1970 -- Confronting class and disadvantage -- Is a Black dormitory "voluntary segregation"? -- "A program for any undergraduate of any race" -- The sit-in of 1978 and the United Minorities Council -- Assimilation, pluralism, and nationalism-separatism -- Conclusion: the revolt against assimilation.