John Spencer Bassett: the scholar as social critic

Author:
McCrary, James Peyton, 1943-, History, University of Virginia
Advisors:
Gaston, Paul M., Corcoran Department of History, University of Virginia
Rose, Willie Lee, Corcoran Department of History, University of Virginia
Abstract:

An intellectual biography of the unconventional professor John Spencer Bassett, focusing on his social attitudes and reform thought. His 1903 trial before the trustees of his North Carolina institution for his unconventional views of Southern race relations shows how the spirit of academic freedom triumphed over provincialism and intolerance.

Degree:
MA (Master of Arts)
Keywords:
Bassett, John Spencer -- 1867-1928
Language:
English
Rights:
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Issued Date:
1966