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Pursuing the "Unfinished Business of Democracy": Willa B. Player and Liberal Arts Education at Bennett College in the Civil Rights Era.

The article discusses how Willa Beatrice Player, president of Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina, used liberal arts education as both a springboard for and a defense of student activism during the U.S. civil rights era in the 1960s. Player pursued racial justice at the black women's colle...

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Publicado en:North Carolina Historical Review Vol. 96; no. 1; pp. 1 - 34
Autor principal: SANDERS, CRYSTAL R.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: North Carolina Division of Archives & History Jan2019
Materias:
Player, Willa B., 1909-2003
Bennett College (Greensboro, N.C.)
General education
Student activism
Civil rights movements
African American college presidents
Civil rights workers
Student protesters
United States
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Sumario:The article discusses how Willa Beatrice Player, president of Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina, used liberal arts education as both a springboard for and a defense of student activism during the U.S. civil rights era in the 1960s. Player pursued racial justice at the black women's college during the period. She secured meeting places for gatherings of civil rights activists and provided institutional support for student protesters.