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| Genre/Form: | History |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Segal, Theodore D., 1955- Point of reckoning Durham : Duke University Press, 2021. (DLC) 2020021182 |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Theodore D Segal |
| ISBN: | 9781478010401 1478010401 9781478011422 1478011424 |
| OCLC Number: | 1157945565 |
| Description: | xvii, 366 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Contents: | A Plantation System: Desegregation -- Like Bare Skin and Putting Salt on It: First Encounters -- Rights, as Opposed to Privileges: Race and Space -- We Were Their Sons and Daughters: Occupation of University House -- Hope Takes Its Last Stand: The Silent Vigil -- Humiliating to Plead for Our Humanity: Negotiations -- Now They Know, and They Ain't Gonna Do: Planning -- No Option to Negotiate: Confrontation -- We Shall Have Cocktails in the Gloaming: Aftermath -- Epilogue: Something Has to Change-2019, Fifty Years Later. |
| Responsibility: | Theodore D. Segal. |
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"Point of Reckoning is a remarkable and unforgettable story that traces the white racial foundations of Duke University while uncovering how whiteness actively resists change in the face of Black dehumanization. Segal renders the unremarkable existence of racism remarkable and painfully reveals what happens to a dream deferred-it explodes. As we currently bear witness to Black suffering and inequity, righteous indignation and Black protests near and far, Point of Reckoning is an urgent text that offers hope as it dares to illuminate the past in order that we might not be condemned to repeat it." -- George Yancy, Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Philosophy at Emory University "In vivid detail, Theodore D. Segal introduces us to men and women, Black and white, who tried to differentiate between integration and desegregation, between being welcomed and included and remaining true to themselves as Black Americans and becoming darker versions of white Americans. As Segal uncovers, not only did the actors have conflicting notions of what was at stake, but they often differed on what was desired. In that sense, he exposes the long history of today's raging debates on campus about race and diversity." -- Professor Earl Lewis, Director and Founder of the Center for Social Solutions, University of Michigan "[A] doggedly researched narrative . . . [providing] a candid view of institutional resistance to social justice and its dismantling by determined activism." * Kirkus Reviews * "Excellent, accessible. . . ." -- Mark I. Pinsky * New York Journal of Books * "A methodological strength of Point of Reckoning is how Segal grounds the narrative almost entirely in oral history, which helps provide a broad, accessible, and well-balanced perspective. . . . This book will be required reading for all of the university's constituents as a common reference point for continuing to move the university forward according to its stated values." -- Brandon K. Winford * Black Perspectives * "A useful volume for any library supporting graduate study in the management and history of higher education. Recommended. Graduate students, faculty, and professionals." * Choice * "Point of Reckoning makes clear that race and racial issues have been a central conflict at Duke since its inception. . . . Individuals who are interested in higher education, race and education, civil rights, social movements, and Black history will greatly benefit from a careful reading of Point of Reckoning." -- Brian Daugherity * Journal of Southern History * Read more...
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- Duke University -- Students.
- African American college students -- North Carolina -- Durham -- History -- 20th century.
- Racism in higher education -- North Carolina -- Durham -- History -- 20th century.
- Racism -- North Carolina -- Durham -- History -- 20th century.
- Durham (N.C.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
- Duke University
- African American college students
- Race relations
- Racism
- Racism in higher education
- Students
- North Carolina -- Durham
