Report on 1969 National Conference of Black School Board Members.
Warrenton, Va. 1969. 54pp. Original light blue front wrapper, stapled (rear wrapper lacking). Minor wear and dust-soiling. Very good. Item #2884
A rare conference report sponsored by the Scholarship, Education & Defense Fund for Racial Equality in New York. The conference took place over three days in early 1969 in Warrenton, Virginia. The specific goal of the conference was to help Black school officials become more accountable to their constituents by bringing them up-to-date on urban problems, the dynamics of collaboration, and techniques related to educational policy-making. The report lists general background information on the conference, the participants, highlights of the proceedings, and more, followed by recommendations, an evaluation, and follow-up resulting from the conference. The report is occasionally illustrated with photographs from the conference, featuring SEDFRE staff members and conference attendees in conversation. The conference issued eighteen recommendations in this report, among them infrastructure for Black school board officials to communicate with each other, the publication of books on supportive services for attendees and their communities, and a national public school holiday celebrating the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
We could locate no copies of this report in OCLC, but the University of South Carolina has their copy digitized.
Price: $250