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Eugene Kinckle Jones by Felix L Armfield
Eugene Kinckle Jones by Felix L Armfield
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Eugene Kinckle Jones

The National Urban League and Black Social Work, 1910-1940
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A leading African American intellectual, Eugene Kinckle Jones (1885–1954) was instrumental in professionalizing black social work in America. Jones used his position was executive secretary of the National Urban League to work with social reformers advocating on behalf of African Americans and against racial discrimination. He also led the Urban League's efforts at campaigning for equal hiring practices and the inclusion of black workers in labor unions, and promoted the importance of vocational training and social work.   Drawing on interviews with Jones's colleagues and associates, as well as recently opened family and Urban League archives, Felix L. Armfield blends biography with an in-depth discussion of the roles of black institutions and organizations. The result is a work that offers new details on the growth of African American communities, the evolution of African American life, and the role of black social workers in the years before the civil rights era.

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Felix L. Armfield is a professor of history at Buffalo State College and the author of Black Life in West Central Illinois.
Release date Australia
February 15th, 2014
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Illustrations
7 black and white photographs, 1 map
Pages
136
Dimensions
161x229x10
ISBN-13
9780252079993
Product ID
21775756

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