'I Am Only One, but I Am One': *Southern African -American Women Schoolteachers, 1884--1954

African-American women schoolteachers played an important role in African-American communities. They applied innovative methods to relieve the conditions of an inadequate educational system and in the process made enormous contributions to their communities at large. Yet, their efforts met with indifference not only among contemporary whites but also among noted historians. The role of African-American women schoolteachers in the South remains an under-explored area. This study seeks to fill the void. It addresses the experiences of rural African-American women schoolteachers as a professional group within the context of institutional racism and oppression. It also examines their impact on the social, economic and political arenas of African-American communities.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

History

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Littlefield, Valinda W.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Barrett, James R.

• Education, History of

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3086122

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/84645