{"product_id":"alpha-phi-alpha-a-legacy-of-greatness-the-demands-of-transcendence-paperback","title":"Alpha Phi Alpha: A Legacy of Greatness, the Demands of Transcendence - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGregory S. Parks\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eStefan M. Bradley\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMichael A. Blake\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn December 4, 1906, on Cornell University's campus, seven black men founded one of the greatest and most enduring organizations in American history. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. has brought together and shaped such esteemed men as Martin Luther King Jr., Cornel West, Thurgood Marshall, Wes Moore, W. E. B. DuBois, Roland Martin, and Paul Robeson. \"Born in the shadow of slavery and on the lap of disenfranchisement,\" Alpha Phi Alpha--like other black Greek-letter organizations--was founded to instill a spirit of high academic achievement and intellectualism, foster meaningful and lifelong ties, and racially uplift those brothers who would be initiated into its ranks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAlpha Phi Alpha\u003c\/i\u003e, Gregory S. Parks, Stefan M. Bradley, and other contributing authors analyze the fraternity and its members' fidelity to the founding precepts set forth in 1906. They discuss the identity established by the fraternity at its inception, the challenges of protecting the image and brand, and how the organization can identify and train future Alpha men to uphold the standards of an outstanding African American fraternity. Drawing on organizational identity theory and a diverse array of methodologies, the authors raise and answer questions that are relevant not only to Alpha Phi Alpha but to all black Greek-letter organizations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eGregory S. Parks\u003c\/b\u003e, assistant professor of law at Wake Forest University School of Law, is coeditor of \u003ci\u003eAfrican American Fraternities and Sororities: The Legacy and the Vision\u003c\/i\u003e and editor of \u003ci\u003eBlack Greek-Letter Organizations in the Twenty-First Century: Our Fight Has Just Begun\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eStefan M. Bradley\u003c\/b\u003e, associate professor of history and African American studies at Saint Louis University, is the author of \u003ci\u003eHarlem vs. Columbia University: Black Student Power in the Late 1960s\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 412\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 07, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51863348511008,"sku":"9780813169743","price":59.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/BDnONqtPk69780813169743.webp?v=1781638979","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/alpha-phi-alpha-a-legacy-of-greatness-the-demands-of-transcendence-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}