Black Greek-Letter Organizations 2.0: New Directions in the Study of African American Fraternities and Sororities

by Matthew W. Hughey

At the turn of the twentieth century, black fraternities and sororities, also known as Black Greek-Letter Organizations (BGLOs), were an integral part of what W.E.B. Du Bois called the "talented tenth." This was the top ten percent of the black community that would serve as a cadre of educated, upper-class, motivated individuals who acquired the professional credentials, skills, and capital to assist the race to attain socioeconomic parity. Today,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1604739215
• ISBN13: 9781604739213
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.2"