{"product_id":"piney-woods-school-an-oral-history-paperback-softback-9781578068760","title":"Piney Woods School; An Oral History (Paperback \/ softback) 9781578068760","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePiney Woods School\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Oral History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlferdteen Harrison (Author), Roland Freeman (Other)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781578068760\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 January 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e277 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 1.1 cm, 0.333 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis is the story of an extraordinary school in the piney woods of Mississippi and of the enduring people of Piney Woods Community who forged on against incredible odds to make a better world for themselves and their children. To these poor backwoods turn-of-the-century African Americans of Rankin County, Mississippi, Laurence C. Jones (1882-1975) brought the Booker T. Washington model of training African Americans to be good workers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause the school followed Jim Crow social codes and mirrored what were then expedient race relations in the South, Piney Woods School thrived without controversy and with encouragement from Mississippi whites. It served a noble purpose by opening its doors for the educational training of underprivileged rural African American students as well as for the visually and physically impaired of the state at a time when there was absolutely no other institution for them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePiney Woods School: An Oral History\u003c\/em\u003e is based upon a series of interviews with educators, former students, and members of the rural community, as well as upon archival records. The author recounts how the school was able to develop as an important educational and training center for rural African Americans and why it has appealed to a broad community which by 1978 helped the school to acquire an endowment of more than $12 million. The author also recounts how the current administration of Piney Woods School continues to foster a tradition of excellence and to meet present-day challenges.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52620094439704,"sku":"9781578068760","price":24.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/piney-woods-school-an-oral-history-paperback-softback-9781578068760","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}