Plight of America's Black Colleges

Archive Report

New Struggle for Survival

Shifting Pattern of Student Enrollment

To some of those present, the scene must have brought back memories of days gone by, of civil rights marches and fiery rhetoric, of blacks bringing their message to the nation's capital. But times have changed. The thousands of protesters who demonstrated at Black College Day in Washington last September were there not to denounce segregation but rather in a sense to demand it. The issue was preserving historically black schools, whose existence many believe is threatened by a “blind” commitment to integration and a growing neglect of the educational needs of blacks. Television journalist Tony Brown, who organized the rally, called the challenge to black higher education a clear and present danger. “Without black colleges and ...

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