{"product_id":"charlestons-avery-center-from-education-and-civil-rights-to-preserving-the-african-american-experience-revised-hardcover","title":"Charleston's Avery Center: From Education and Civil Rights to Preserving the African American Experience (Revised) - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdmund L. Drago\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eW. Marvin Dulaney\u003c\/b\u003e (Revised by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor 140 years, Charleston s Avery Research Center has been a hub of African American education and study in the South Carolina Lowcountry. No other institution compares to Avery s scope and impact on the black community in Charleston, and Avery s compelling story and rich history reflect that prominence. The influence of Avery s teachers and students on society in Charleston and the South is immeasurable; their legacy enduring. \u003cbr\u003eEstablished in 1865, the Avery Normal Institute educated Charleston s African American leaders and trained most of the area s black teachers. Avery flourished and emerged as a leading college preparatory institute, vital to Charleston s interracial environment. The list of important contributions by Avery s teachers and students includes the establishment of the Charleston chapter of the NAACP, a successful petition to secure positions for black teachers in the city s public schools, the fight for desegregation in the sixties, and the hospital strike of 1969 Charleston s last major civil rights confrontation. \u003cbr\u003eEdmund L. Drago artfully conveys Avery s history, from its beginnings during Reconstruction to its current incarnation as an African American research center under the auspices of the College of Charleston. With a new foreword by Avery Center Director W. Marvin Dulaney, this edition brings to bear a wealth of sources, including oral histories and private papers, to reveal the history of a vaunted institution. Charleston s Avery Center places Avery s story within a larger social and historical context, offering fascinating insight into the dynamics of race relations in Charleston, the Lowcountry, and the South.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 434\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 06, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51802583826720,"sku":"9781540203823","price":41.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/69b4574c68bd3fb5ed49fdbf91f8fc97.webp?v=1780862572","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/charlestons-avery-center-from-education-and-civil-rights-to-preserving-the-african-american-experience-revised-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}