Black Philosopher, White Academy: The Career of William Fontaine

by Bruce Kuklick

Book Overview

At a time when almost all African American college students attended black colleges, philosopher William Fontaine was the only black member of the University of Pennsylvania faculty--and quite possibly the only black member of any faculty in the Ivy League. Little is known about Fontaine, but his predicament was common to African American professionals and intellectuals at a critical time in the history of civil rights and race relations in the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812240987
• ISBN13: 9780812240986
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.6" x 9.2"