Reveals the historical and political significance of "The Divine
Nine"-the Black Greek Letter Organizations In 1905, Henry Arthur
Callis began his studies at Cornell University. Despite their
academic pedigrees, Callis and his fellow African American students
were ostracized by the majority-white student body, and so in 1906,
Callis and some of his peers started the first, intercollegiate
Black Greek Letter Organization (BGLO), Alpha Phi Alpha. Since
their founding, BGLOs have not only served to solidify bonds among
many African American college students, they have also imbued them
with a sense of purpose and a commitment to racial uplift-the
endeavor to help Black Americans reach socio-economic equality. A
Pledge with Purpose explores the arc of these unique, important,
and relevant social institutions. Gregory S. Parks and Matthew W.
Hughey uncover how BGLOs were shaped by, and labored to transform,
the changing social, political, and cultural landscape of Black
America from the era of the Harlem Renaissance to the civil rights
movement. Alpha Phi Alpha boasts such members as Thurgood Marshall,
civil rights lawyer and US Supreme Court Justice, and Dr. Charles
Wesley, noted historian and college president. Delta Sigma Theta
members include Bethune-Cookman College founder Mary McLeod Bethune
and women's rights activist Dorothy Height. Huey P. Newton,
co-founder of the Black Panther Party, who left an indelible mark
on the civil rights movement, was a member of Phi Beta Sigma, while
Dr. Mae Jemison, a celebrated engineer and astronaut, belonged to
Alpha Kappa Alpha. Through such individuals, Parks and Hughey
demonstrate the ways that BGLO members have long been at the
forefront of innovation, activism, and scholarship. In its
examination of the history of these important organizations, A
Pledge with Purpose serves as a critical reflection of both the
collective African American racial struggle and the various
strategies of Black Americans in their great-and unfinished-march
toward freedom and equality.
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