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Black Woman's Journey from Cotton Picking to College Professor

Lessons about Race, Class, and Gender in America

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

AvMenah Pratt-Clarke,Rochelle Brock,Cynthia B. Dillard

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A Black Woman's Journey from Cotton Picking to College Professor: Lessons about Race, Class, and Gender in America traces the journey and transformation of Mildred Sirls, a young Black girl in rural east Texas in the 1930s who picked cotton to help her family survive, to Dr. Mildred Pratt, Professor Emerita of Social Work, who, by lifting as she climbed, influenced hundreds of students and empowered a community.As a daughter, sister, wife, mother, and scholar-activist, Mildred lived her core beliefs: she felt that it was important to validate individual human dignity; she recognized the power of determination and discipline as keys to success; and she had a commitment to empowering and serving others for the greater good of society. Such values not only characterized the life that she led, they are exemplified by the legacy she left. A Black Woman's Journey from Cotton Picking to College Professor reflects those core values. It celebrates ordinary lives and individuals; it demonstrates the value of hard work; and it illustrates the motto of the National Association of Colored Women, “lifting as we climb.” A Black Woman's Journey from Cotton Picking to College Professor can be used for courses in history, ethnic studies, African-American studies, English, literature, sociology, social work, and women’s studies. It will be of interest to sociologists, anthropologists, historians, political economists, philosophers, social justice advocates, humanists, humanitarians, faith-based activists, and philanthropists.

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Utgivningsdatum2018-01-04
Mått150 x 225 x 21 mm
Vikt420 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieBlack Studies and Critical Thinking
Antal sidor272
FörlagPeter Lang Publishing Inc
ISBN9781433149740

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Menah Pratt-Clarke is Vice President for Strategic Affairs, Vice Provost for Inclusion and Diversity, and Professor of Education at Virginia Tech. She has a law degree and PhD from Vanderbilt University. Her prior works include Critical Race Feminism and Education: A Social Justice Model, Journeys of Social Justice: Women of Color Presidents in the Academy, and Reflections about Race, Gender, and Culture in Cuba.

List of Illustrations – James D. Anderson: Foreword – Acknowledgments –Stephanie Shaw/Menah Pratt-Clarke: Introduction – The Critical Black Feminist Autobiography – Starting After Slavery – Surviving the Great Depression – Segregated and Sharecropping – Black Girlhood – A New Beginning – Pittsburgh and the PhD – Normal University Racism – Black History Project – A Legacy – Travel, Trials, and Triumph – Appendix A: Theodore Pratt’s Curriculum Vitae – Appendix B: Mildred Pratt’s Curriculum Vitae – Index.

“All gain from reading this book about the life of Dr. Mildred Pratt. There are few fields of scholarly inquiry or general interests that are not at least touched upon in these pages. Here is, ultimately, an important commentary on race and rights, class and status, gender, and Jim and Jane Crow. The world was made better by Dr. Mildred Pratt having been a part of it. Others will be left better for having read this story of her life.”—Stephanie Shaw, Professor of History, Ohio State University