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PublisherKensington Publishing Corporation

ISBN-100758202709

ISBN-139780758202703

eBay Product ID (ePID)102883186

Product Key Features

Number of Pages480 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameDivine Nine : the History of African American Fraternities and Sororities

SubjectUnited States / State & Local / General, Student Life & Student Affairs, Organizations & Institutions, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies, African American

Publication Year2001

TypeTextbook

AuthorLawrence C. Ross Jr.

Subject AreaSocial Science, Education, History

FormatUk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.5 in

Item Weight22.5 Oz

Item Length8.9 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal378.1/9855/08996073

SynopsisNational Bestseller! America's black fraternities and sororities are a unique and vital part of 20th century African American history, providing young black achievers with opportunities to support each other while they serve their communities and the nation. From pioneering work in the suffragette movement to extraordinary strides during the Civil Rights era to life-changing inner-city mentoring programs in the 1990s, members of these organizations share a proud and vital history of brotherhood, sisterhood, and service. Today, America's nine black fraternities and sororities are almost three million members strong with chapters at major universities and colleges, including Stanford University, Howard University, and University of Chicago. This revised and updated edition includes details highlighting the Centennial celebrations for both Alpha Phi Alpa and Alpha Kappa Alpha; updated photographs; new statistics; celebrity interviews, a new foreword, and much more. Includes Interviews With Famous Members Of The Divine Nine-- From John H. Johnson and Dr. Gwendolyn Goldsby-Grant to Star Jones and Shaquille O'Neal Plus Inspiring Profiles Of Other Famous Members-- From Langston Hughes and Ella Fitzgerald to Toni Morrison and Colin Powell Fully Illustrated With Fascinating Photographs!, National Bestseller America's black fraternities and sororities are a unique and vital part of 20th century African American history, providing young black achievers with opportunities to support each other while they serve their communities and the nation. From pioneering work in the suffragette movement to extraordinary strides during the Civil Rights era to life-changing inner-city mentoring programs in the 1990s, members of these organizations share a proud and vital history of brotherhood, sisterhood, and service. Today, America's nine black fraternities and sororities are almost three million members strong with chapters at major universities and colleges, including Stanford University, Howard University, and University of Chicago. This revised and updated edition includes details highlighting the Centennial celebrations for both Alpha Phi Alpa and Alpha Kappa Alpha; updated photographs; new statistics; celebrity interviews, a new foreword, and much more. Includes Interviews With Famous Members Of The Divine Nine-- From John H. Johnson and Dr. Gwendolyn Goldsby-Grant to Star Jones and Shaquille O'Neal Plus Inspiring Profiles Of Other Famous Members-- From Langston Hughes and Ella Fitzgerald to Toni Morrison and Colin Powell Fully Illustrated With Fascinating Photographs