Etched into America's consciousness is the United Negro College
Fund's phrase "A mind is a terrible thing to waste." This book
tells the multifaceted story of the organization's efforts on
behalf of black colleges against the backdrop of the cold war and
the civil rights movement.
Founded during the post--World War II period as a successor to
white philanthropic efforts, the UNCF nevertheless retained
vestiges of outside control. In its early years, the organization
was restrained in its critique of segregation and reluctant to
lodge a challenge against institutional and cultural racism.
Through cogent analysis of written and oral histories, archival
documents, and the group's outreach and advertising campaigns,
historian Marybeth Gasman examines the UNCF's struggle to create an
identity apart from white benefactors and to evolve into a vehicle
for black empowerment.
The first history of the UNCF, Envisioning Black Colleges draws
attention to the significance of black colleges in higher education
and the role they played in Americans' struggle for equality.
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