Zachery Williams

 

Wednesday, February 1
Zachery Williams 
Location: 3:30 - 4:30 pm at Student Union 335

In Search of the Talented Tenth: Howard University Public Intellectuals and the Dilemmas of Race, 1926-1970

This is a history of the black public intellectual community that developed at Howard University in the era of segregation. Williams (African American history, U. of Akron) combines social, intellectual, and institutional history as he explores the personal and professional lives of Howard University's black scholars; the impact of racial segregation on the lives of the community; and the impact of the Howard group on black intellectual life in the United States. He argues that Howard functioned as a prototype for the black studies institute and helped lay the foundations of the disciplines of black and Africana studies. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)