Racism on Campus : A Visual History of Prominent Virginia Colleges and Howard University

Drawing on content from yearbooks published by prominent colleges in Virginia, this book explores changes in race relations that have occurred at universities in the United States since the late 19th century. It juxtaposes the content published in predominantly White university yearbooks to that published by Howard University, a historically Black college. The study is a work of visual sociology, with photographs, line drawings and historical prints that provide a visual account of the institutional racism that existed at these colleges over time. It employs Bonilla-Silva’s concept of structural racism to shed light on how race ordered all aspects of social life on campuses from the period of post-Civil War Reconstruction to the present. It examines the lives of the Black men and women who worked at these schools and the racial attitudes of the White men and women who attended them. As such, __Racism on Campus__ will appeal to scholars of sociology, history and anthropology with interests in race, racism and visual methods. Employing the methods of visual sociology and the concept of ‘structural racism’, this book draws on content, including rich visual material, from yearbooks published by prominent colleges in Virginia, to explore the influence of race on social relations on campus in the US since the late nineteenth century. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Dedication 6 Contents 8 List of color plates 9 List of figures 11 Acknowledgments 17 1. Using visual sociology to study institutional racism at Virginia universities 20 2. Jim Crow racism on campus: Post-Civil War Reconstruction to World War II (1890–1942) 43 3. Academic culture and race perspectives at Howard University before World War II (1914–1942) 106 4. Resistance to racial integration at Virginia colleges after World War II (1945–2000) 141 5. Social movement activism at Howard University and Virginia colleges 198 6. Conclusion and future questions: The case for reparations 241 Index 249 America;,anthropology;,black;,campus;,colleges;,everyday,life;,history;,race;,race,relations;,racism;,social,relations;,sociology;,structural,racism;,students;,universities;,US;,USA;,Virginia;,visual,methods;,visual,sociology;,white;,work;,yearbooks America,anthropology,black,campus,colleges,everyday life,history,race,race relations,racism,social relations,sociology,structural racism,students,universities,US,USA,Virginia,visual methods,visual sociology,white,work,yearbooks "Drawing on content from yearbooks published by prominent colleges in Virginia, this book explores changes in race relations that have occurred at universities in the US since the late nineteenth century. It juxtaposes the content published in predominantly white university yearbooks to that published by Howard University, a historically black college. The study is a work of visual sociology, with photographs, line drawings and historical prints that provide a visual account of the institutional racism that existed at these colleges over time. It employs Bonilla-Silva's concept of structural racism to shed light on how race ordered all aspects of social life on campuses from the period of post-Civil War Reconstruction to the present. It examines the lives of the Black men and women who worked at these schools and the racial attitudes of the White men and women who attended them. As such, Racism on Campus will appeal to scholars of sociology, history and anthropology with interests in race, racism and visual methods"-- Provided by publisher