scholarly journals The Role of NFA Camps in Agricultural Education for Rural African American Boys in North Carolina

2021 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
African American ◽  
Agricultural Education ◽  
African American Boys

Epilogue

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reginald K. Ellis
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
African American ◽  
Moral Education ◽  
College Presidents ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
First Century ◽  
Black College ◽  
College President ◽  
American Black

The epilogue reveals the importance of placing African American black college presidents in an historical context. I re-emphasize the role of a black college president as more than an administrator of an institution but a race leader to his community. I also explain the creation of “moderation” in North Carolina and how Shepard help create this approach to the race issue prior to the legal battles surrounding school integration during the 1950s. Finally, I examine how Shepard’s legacy at North Carolina Central University has lasted well into the twenty-first century. This lasting impact is seen in the theory of the “Central Way” of doing things at the school today. This approach is largely based on the foundation of “moral education” that Shepard created in the early to mid-twentieth century.

Performing Masculinity

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-115
Author(s):  
Lionel C. Howard
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Identity Development ◽  
African American Males ◽  
Culturally Appropriate ◽  
African American Boys ◽  
Select Group ◽  
Group Data ◽  
Gender Scripts ◽  
Focus Group Data

This article focuses on the ways in which a select group of adolescent African American males respond to gender scripts. Drawing on interview and focus group data, the article describes four different responses to messages they receive from peers and significant adults about socio-culturally appropriate behaviors and characteristics of masculinity: 1) adapting or modifying their presentations of self, 2) internalizing ascribed gender scripts, 3) resisting, and 4) remaining conflicted about an appropriate response. Narratives highlight the complexity of gender identity development and active participation of African American boys in the construction of a masculine identity that feels most authentic, as well as the role of agents of socialization on identity.

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