Dreaming and Doing at Georgia HBCUs: Continued Relevancy in ‘Post-Racial’ America

Kristen Broady, Curtis L. Todd () and Darlene Booth-Bell ()
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Curtis L. Todd: Atlanta Metropolitan State College
Darlene Booth-Bell: Coastal Carolina University

The Review of Black Political Economy, 2017, vol. 44, issue 1, 37-54

Abstract: Abstract Since their inception 150 years ago, Georgia’s historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have provided African American students with the best mechanism, and for some, the only opportunity to receive a collegiate education. Justifications for and against the continued relevance of HBCUs in Georgia have been raised and argued since the Brown decision in 1954 and the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. More than 50 years after these monumental decisions Georgia’s HBCUs remain relatively segregated, with lower endowments, budgets, graduation rates and higher cohort default rates than the state’s Predominantly White Colleges and Universities (PWCU). In defiance of political tactics to close and merge them, and despite the confluence of lower average admission requirements, less funding for institutional scholarships, limited technological resources and smaller operating budgets, Georgia’s HBCUs have persevered in providing higher educational opportunities not only for African Americans, but for students of all races. This entry focuses on HBCUs in the State of Georgia and adds to the literature on their history, purpose, effectiveness and continued relevancy.

Keywords: Georgia; HBCU; Post-racial America (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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