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Black Greek-letter Organizations 2.0: New Directions In The Study Of African American Fraternities And Sororities Ebrary by Matthew W. Hughey, Gregory S. Parks, Theda Skocpol is a education title available to read on EtoBox.
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<p>At the turn of the twentieth century, black fraternities and sororities, also known as Black Greek-Letter Organizations (BGLOs), were an integral part of what W.E.B. Du Bois called the "talented tenth." This was the top ten percent of the black community that would serve as a cadre of educated, upper-class, motivated individuals who acquired the professional credentials, skills, and capital to assist the race to attain socio-economic parity. Today, however, BGLOs struggle to find their place
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- Author
- Matthew W. Hughey, Gregory S. Parks, Theda Skocpol
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781604739213
- Category
- education
- Subjects
- Education, Social Science, History
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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