The last negroes at Harvard : the class of 1963 and the 18 young men who changed Harvard forever
(Spoken CD)
Author
Contributors
Published
Prince Frederick, Md. : Recorded Books, [2020].
Edition
Unabridged.
ISBN
1980055912, 9781980055914
Physical Desc
9 audio discs (10 hr., 45 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Lexington - Audiovisual | CD SPOKEN 378.198 G | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
Prince Frederick, Md. : Recorded Books, [2020].
Format
Spoken CD
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
ISBN
1980055912, 9781980055914
Notes
General Note
Compact disc.
General Note
Title from container.
General Note
In container (17 cm.).
Participants/Performers
Narrated by Peter Jay Fernandez.
Description
The untold story of the Harvard class of '63, whose Black students fought to create their own identities on the cusp between integration and affirmative action. In the fall of 1959, Harvard recruited eighteen 'Negro' boys as an early form of affirmative action. Four years later they would graduate as African Americans. Some fifty years later, one of these trailblazing Harvard grads, Kent Garrett, began to reconnect with his classmates and explore their vastly different backgrounds, lives, and what their time at Harvard meant. Garrett and his partner Jeanne Ellsworth recount how these young men broke new ground. By the time they were seniors, they would have demonstrated against injustice, had lunch with Malcolm X, experienced heartbreak and the racism of academia, and joined with their African national classmates to fight for the right to form an exclusive Black students' group. Part journey into personal history, part group portrait, and part narrative history of the civil rights movement, this is the remarkable story of brilliant, singular boys whose identities were changed at and by Harvard, and who, in turn, changed Harvard.
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American college students -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge.
African Americans -- Education (Higher) -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge.
Audiobooks.
Discrimination in higher education -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Harvard University -- History -- 20th century.
Harvard University -- Students -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Education (Higher) -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge.
Audiobooks.
Discrimination in higher education -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Harvard University -- History -- 20th century.
Harvard University -- Students -- History -- 20th century.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Garrett, K., Ellsworth, J., & Fernandez, P. J. (2020). The last negroes at Harvard: the class of 1963 and the 18 young men who changed Harvard forever (Unabridged.). Recorded Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Garrett, Kent, Jeanne Ellsworth and Peter Jay, Fernandez. 2020. The Last Negroes At Harvard: The Class of 1963 and the 18 Young Men Who Changed Harvard Forever. Recorded Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Garrett, Kent, Jeanne Ellsworth and Peter Jay, Fernandez. The Last Negroes At Harvard: The Class of 1963 and the 18 Young Men Who Changed Harvard Forever Recorded Books, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Garrett, Kent,, Jeanne Ellsworth, and Peter Jay Fernandez. The Last Negroes At Harvard: The Class of 1963 and the 18 Young Men Who Changed Harvard Forever Unabridged., Recorded Books, 2020.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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