James Benson Dudley
Title
James Benson Dudley
Subject
Description
A newspaper sketch of James Benson Dudley, president of The Agricultural and Mechanical College for the Colored Race.
When James Dudley was elected to be the next president of The Agricultural and Mechanical College for the Colored Race, not much was expected of him or the school. He went to prove both wrong as he changed the curriculum, as he knew that the best way to improve the living conditions for African-Americans was to give them access to better jobs via education. He added many different classes to the school, including horticulture, shoe-making, domestic science, and electrical engineering. He also added an entire teaching department to help students become teachers. For all his hard work, the school was renamed "Agricultural and Technical College".
When James Dudley was elected to be the next president of The Agricultural and Mechanical College for the Colored Race, not much was expected of him or the school. He went to prove both wrong as he changed the curriculum, as he knew that the best way to improve the living conditions for African-Americans was to give them access to better jobs via education. He added many different classes to the school, including horticulture, shoe-making, domestic science, and electrical engineering. He also added an entire teaching department to help students become teachers. For all his hard work, the school was renamed "Agricultural and Technical College".
Creator
Joyce Eng. Co.
Date
July 19 1902
Source
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/James_B_Dudley.PNG
Relation
Rights
(Source: James B. Dudley. (2012, June 10). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 19:37, October 12, 2012, from http://bit.ly/X1Quda)
Publisher
Library of Congress
Contributor
Library of Congress
Language
English
Type
Figures
Identifier
James Benson Dudley, Agricultural and Mechanical College, African-Americans, Jobs, Education, Engineering
Coverage
Historic
Files
Collection
Reference
Joyce Eng. Co., James Benson Dudley, Library of Congress, July 19 1902
Cite As
Joyce Eng. Co., “James Benson Dudley,” Virtual Museum of Public Service, accessed April 26, 2024, https://vmps.omeka.net/items/show/553.