Free Delivery Over $100
|
|
|||
|
||||
OverviewOne of the most influential philanthropists of the early 20th century, Edwin Rogers Embree was the scion of generations of abolitionists and integrationists. He ably served the Rockefeller Foundation and when Julius Rosenwald created a foundation for his philanthropic activity, he called on Embree to be its head. The Rosenwald Fund is best known for constructing more than 5,300 schools for rural black communities in the South. In the 1940s, Embree became more personally engaged with race relations in the U.S. He chaired Chicago's Commission on Race Relations, helped create Roosevelt College, and was co-founder of the American Council on Race Relations. Late in life, Embree was president of the Liberian Foundation, devoted to improving health and education in Africa's oldest republic. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Alfred PerkinsPublisher: Indiana University Press Imprint: Indiana University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.658kg ISBN: 9780253356048ISBN 10: 0253356040 Pages: 384 Publication Date: 18 March 2011 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPreface 1. Frontier Outposts, Singular Village, Prestigious University 2. Learning Philanthropy: From Apprentice to Master Craftsman 3. Someone to Keep Julius Rosenwald Straight 4. Southern Initiatives, Asset Collapse, Transformation 5. Character to Cope with Disagreement 6. Toward ""Full Democracy"" 7. On the National Stage 8. Celebrations, Proclamations, Tributes Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsA clear, engaging, thoughtful account of the life of one of the most influential leaders of American foundations. -- David C. Hammack, author of Making the Nonprofit Sector in the United States Author InformationAlfred Perkins served as chief academic officer and taught history at institutions in New Jersey, Tennessee, and Kentucky. His most recent publications have appeared in Catholic Historical Review, Appalachian Heritage, Journal of Negro Education, and Rockefeller Archive Center Research Reports. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
||||
