Conference
Breaking the Chains Through Higher Education: From an African American Male Perspective
Author
- Jeremiah Cobb (Iowa State University)
Abstract
This workshop will expose the symbolic chains that have been put on African Americans, in general, since the institution of physical slavery in America. It will explain how these symbolic chains have historically affected African Americans, and how the proper education can break these chains. The workshop will also show how higher education can assist in breaking these symbolic chains. It is taken from the perspectives of African American males at Iowa State University.