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St. Philip's College : A Point of Pride on San Antonio's Eastside /
In 1898, St. Philip's Normal and Industrial School opened its doors in San Antonio, offering sewing classes for Black girls. It was the inaugural effort in a program, founded by the West Texas diocese of the Episcopal Church, to educate and train former slaves and other African Americans in tha...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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College Station :
Texas A&M University Press,
[2013]
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In 1898, St. Philip's Normal and Industrial School opened its doors in San Antonio, offering sewing classes for Black girls. It was the inaugural effort in a program, founded by the West Texas diocese of the Episcopal Church, to educate and train former slaves and other African Americans in that city. Originally tied to St. Philip's Church, about three miles east of the downtown center, the school grew to offer high school and then junior college courses and eventually affiliated with the San Antonio Independent School District and San Antonio College. One of the few remaining historically Black junior colleges in the country, St. Philip's, whose student body is no longer predominantly Black, has also been designated a Hispanic-serving institution, one of few schools to bear both designations. Based on archival research and extensive interviews with current and former alumni, faculty, and friends, this book presents the heartwarming and inspiring record of a school, the community that nurtures it, and the collective pride in what the institution and its graduates have accomplished. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (248 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9781623490010 |