Elizabeth Harper: 18 books

Book cover of The Sociology of Katrina

The Sociology of Katrina

Perspectives on a Modern Catastrophe

by Carl L. Bankston III, John Barnshaw, Christine Bevc
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2010

The second edition of The Sociology of Katrina brings together the nation's top sociological researchers in an effort to deepen our understanding of the modern catastrophe that is Hurricane Katrina. Five years after the storm, its profound impact continues to be felt. This new edition explores...
Book cover of Clearing the Path for First-Generation College Students

Clearing the Path for First-Generation College Students

Qualitative and Intersectional Studies of Educational Mobility

by Jenny Stuber, Trista Beard, Kim Godsoe
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2018

Clearing the Path for First-Generation College Students comprises a wide range of studies that explore the multidimensional social processes and meanings germane to the experiences of first-generation college students before and during their matriculation into institutions of higher education. The...
Book cover of African American Fraternities and Sororities
by Gloria Harper Dickinson, Craig L. Torbenson, Jessica Harris
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2012

The first African American fraternities and sororities were established at the turn of the twentieth century to encourage leadership, racial pride, and academic excellence among black college students confronting the legacy of slavery and the indignities of Jim Crow segregation. With a strong presence...
Book cover of I Wanted to be a Pilot

I Wanted to be a Pilot

The Making of a Tuskegee Airman

by Franklin J. Macon, Elizabeth G. Harper
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2018

Sometimes history is made by a dyslexic, mischievous boy who hates school, is a descendant of one of Frederick Douglass’ half-sisters, and whose Pops was a Buffalo Soldier. In I Wanted to be a Pilot, one of the less than 100 living Documented Original Tuskegee Airman, Franklin J. Macon, tells the...
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