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Bending the Academic Color Line: Allison Davis, the University of Chicago, and American Race Relations, 1941-1948
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Varel, David A. – Journal of Negro Education, 2015
The purpose of this study was to explore the dynamics of racial change through the landmark appointment of the Black social scientist, Allison Davis, to the faculty of the University of Chicago in 1942. As archival materials make clear, the appointment came to fruition through the collaboration of powerful White liberals at the Julius Rosenwald…
Descriptors: Racial Relations, Race, Social Change, African American Achievement