When Ivory Towers Were Black: A Story about Race in America's Cities and Universities

by Sharon Egretta Sutton

Book Overview

When Ivory Towers Were Black lies at the potent intersection of race, urban development, and higher education. It tells the story of how an unparalleled cohort of ethnic minority students earned degrees from a world-class university. The story takes place in New York City at Columbia University's School of Architecture and spans a decade of institutional evolution that mirrored the emergence and denouement of the Black Power Movement. Chronicling...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823276112
• ISBN13: 9780823276110
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"