a celebration of the black college experience
"[This book] illuminates and celebrates the experience of going to a historically Black college or university. The first book featuring famous alumni sharing personal accounts of the Black college experience, [this book] offers a series of . . . personal essays about the schools that nurtured and educated them. The contributors write about how they chose their HBCU, their first days on campus, the dynamic atmosphere of classes where students were constantly challenged to do their best, the professors who devoted themselves to the students, the marching bands and majorettes and their rigorous training"--Provided by publisher.
