Racism, black education, and the sociology of knowledge / Charles V. Willie -- Part 1. History and purpose. Overview / Chester M. Hedgepeth, Ronald R. Edmonds, Ann Craig -- The black college in higher education / Benjamin E. Mays -- Black colleges : self-concept / Gregory Kannerstein -- The socio-ethnical role and responsibility of the black-college graduate / Samuel DuBois Cook -- History and goals of black institutions of higher learning / Jane E. Smith Browning and John B. Williams -- Part 2. Administration, financing, and governance. Overview / Chester M. Hedgepeth, Ronald R. Edmonds, Ann Craig -- Financing the black college / Sherman J. Jones and George B. Weathersby -- The priorities of presidents of black colleges / Charles V. Willie and Marlene Y. MacLeish -- Black colleges of the north / Herman R. Branson -- Effective management of scarce resources : presidential responsibility / Prezell R. Robinson --

The board of trustees and the black college / Charles Merrill -- Part 3. Teaching and learning. Overview / Chester M. Hedgepeth, Ronald R. Edmonds, Ann Craig -- Black college faculty and students : the nature of their interaction / Daniel C. Thompson -- Teaching and learning the social sciences in the predominantly black universities / Charles U. Smith -- Black students in the sciences : a look at Spelman College / Shirley M. McBay -- Teaching in the humanities / Thelma Roundtree -- Teaching and learning English / John U. Monro -- Uniting method and purpose in higher education / Charles V. Willie.