Holding fast to dreams : empowering youth from the civil rights crusade to STEM achievement /

"Born in Birmingham, Alabama, once known as the "most segregated city" in the United States, Freeman Hrabowski discovered the courage to stand up for civil rights and educational opportunity when he heard Martin Luther King, Jr.'s call and joined the Children's March in 1963...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hrabowski, Freeman A. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boston, Massachusetts : Beacon Press, [2015]
Series:	Simmons College/Beacon Press race, education, and democracy series book.
Subjects:	Hrabowski, Freeman A. African Americans > Education. Minorities in science > United States. Minorities in technology > United States. Minorities in engineering > United States. Minorities in mathematics > United States. Science > Study and teaching (Higher) > United States. Engineering > Study and teaching (Higher) > United States. Mathematics > Study and teaching > United States. Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century. EDUCATION / Teaching Methods & Materials / Science & Technology. EDUCATION / Philosophy & Social Aspects. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural Heritage. Biographies.

Table of Contents:

Standing up for justice
Development of an educator
Inclusive excellence in science and engineering
Raising a generation of achievers.