Document Type
Article
Department/Program
Education
Publication Date
2009
Journal
Journal of the Indiana University Student Personnel Association
Volume
42
First Page
20
Last Page
28
Abstract
The African American Civil Rights Movement is a series of intentional occurrences in America that protested the legal segregation of African Americans and Whites. Inequality in the use of public spaces and the unequal opportunities for advancement of African Americans were the core reasons for this movement. This historical essay uses primary and secondary documents, as well as contemporary sources from non-educational fields, to assert that African American women were instrumental in the Civil Rights movement and that historically Black institutions can be credited, in large part, for preparing these women for their roles.
Recommended Citation
Cole, Eddie R., "African American Women at Historically Black Colleges during the Civil Rights Movement" (2009). Articles. 52.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/articles/52
