Eugene Kinckle Jones: The National Urban League and Black Social Work, 1910-1940
Autor Felix L. Armfielden Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 feb 2014
A leading African American intellectual, Eugene Kinckle Jones (1885–1954) was instrumental in professionalizing black social work in America. Jones used his position was executive secretary of the National Urban League to work with social reformers advocating on behalf of African Americans and against racial discrimination. He also led the Urban League's efforts at campaigning for equal hiring practices and the inclusion of black workers in labor unions, and promoted the importance of vocational training and social work.
Drawing on interviews with Jones's colleagues and associates, as well as recently opened family and Urban League archives, Felix L. Armfield blends biography with an in-depth discussion of the roles of black institutions and organizations. The result is a work that offers new details on the growth of African American communities, the evolution of African American life, and the role of black social workers in the years before the civil rights era.
Drawing on interviews with Jones's colleagues and associates, as well as recently opened family and Urban League archives, Felix L. Armfield blends biography with an in-depth discussion of the roles of black institutions and organizations. The result is a work that offers new details on the growth of African American communities, the evolution of African American life, and the role of black social workers in the years before the civil rights era.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780252079993
ISBN-10: 025207999X
Pagini: 136
Ilustrații: 7 black and white photographs, 1 map
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Ediția:1st Edition
Editura: University of Illinois Press
Colecția University of Illinois Press
ISBN-10: 025207999X
Pagini: 136
Ilustrații: 7 black and white photographs, 1 map
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Ediția:1st Edition
Editura: University of Illinois Press
Colecția University of Illinois Press
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"This important book rescues Eugene Kinckle Jones from relative historical obscurity and anchors his rightful place as a major black leader during the first half of the twentieth century."--Robert L. Harris Jr., coeditor of The Columbia Guide to African American History Since 1939
"A useful book that gives necessary attention to an undervalued figure. A worthwhile study of Jones and a valuable contribution to the history of the social work movement."--Social Service Review
"Armfield weaves a detailed account of Jones's life with new insights about the history of the National Urban League (NUL) and the professionalization of black social work from the 1890s through the 1950s. Armfield contributes to an expanding literature on the history of social work and African American social reform organizations."--The Journal of African American History
"Effectively captured E. Kinckle Jones’s impact on the practice of professional social work. Jones and the work of the National Urban League helped to place African American social work squarely within the parameters of the emerging profession. Jones through the National Urban League modelled professional social work via direct practice and policy practice. The direct practice is clearly illustrated through the numerous social work programs designed to respond to unmet needs of African Americans moving to cities. Jones’ policy practice influence is evident through his local and regional membership on many settlement house boards as well as his national influence as a member of FDR’s Black Cabinet. Armfield’s examination of Jones’ career provides a clear historical framework for social work intervention with African Americans moving to and living in cities. It’s an invaluable contribution to historical and contemporary social work involvement in policy, program development, and direct practice."--Iris B. Carlton-LaNey, author of African Americans Aging in the Rural South
"Armfield weaves a narrative that teases out two major strands: the first reats the life and times of Eugene Kinckle Jones, an African American progressive reformer and social worker (among many things); the second, the history of American social work and Jones's quest for the inclusion of African Americans in that profession."--Indiana Magazine of History
"A useful book that gives necessary attention to an undervalued figure. A worthwhile study of Jones and a valuable contribution to the history of the social work movement."--Social Service Review
"Armfield weaves a detailed account of Jones's life with new insights about the history of the National Urban League (NUL) and the professionalization of black social work from the 1890s through the 1950s. Armfield contributes to an expanding literature on the history of social work and African American social reform organizations."--The Journal of African American History
"Effectively captured E. Kinckle Jones’s impact on the practice of professional social work. Jones and the work of the National Urban League helped to place African American social work squarely within the parameters of the emerging profession. Jones through the National Urban League modelled professional social work via direct practice and policy practice. The direct practice is clearly illustrated through the numerous social work programs designed to respond to unmet needs of African Americans moving to cities. Jones’ policy practice influence is evident through his local and regional membership on many settlement house boards as well as his national influence as a member of FDR’s Black Cabinet. Armfield’s examination of Jones’ career provides a clear historical framework for social work intervention with African Americans moving to and living in cities. It’s an invaluable contribution to historical and contemporary social work involvement in policy, program development, and direct practice."--Iris B. Carlton-LaNey, author of African Americans Aging in the Rural South
Notă biografică
Felix L. Armfield is a professor of history at Buffalo State College and the author of Black Life in West Central Illinois.