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Under The Tree|Episode 26: Dr. Bettye Gardner, Coppin State University, Baltimore, Maryland Episode
Interview with Dr. Bettye Gardner of Coppin State University, an HBCU. Dr. Gardner is a professor of African-American and U.S. History at Coppin and a member of Association for the Study of African American Life and History.Much thanks to Ursula V. Battle, Director of the Office of University Relations at Coppin State for facilitating this interview.Show Notes:History of Coppin StateThe merging of Coppin State and Morgan StateLife in Vicksburg, MSDr. Gardner descended from a free AA (one of 20), who was a midwife and owned propertyA strong community in a segregated townWhy the younger generation needs to understand their rootsThe Howard Theatre, Washington, D.C.Under renovation for opening in 2008The restoration of the Carter G. Woodson HomeThe restoration of the Mary McLeod Bethune Council HousePreserving American's TreasuresCommemoration of the U.S. Capitol's slave laborers inside of the Capitol visitor's centerHBCUs educating the talented 10th and becoming the missionaries of culture
[ Sat, 25 Nov 2006 05:00:00 GMT ]
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