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Description
On the morning of February 13, 1969, members of Duke University's Afro-American Society barricaded themselves inside the Allen administration building. That evening, police were summoned to clear the building, firing tear gas at students in the melee that followed. When it was over, nearly twenty people were taken to the hospital, and many more injured. In Point of Reckoning, Theodore D. Segal narrates the contested fight for racial justice at Duke from the enrollment of the first Black undergraduates in 1963 to the events that led to the Allen Building takeover and beyond. Segal shows that Duke's first Black students quickly recognized that the university was unwilling to acknowledge their presence or fully address its segregationist past. By exposing the tortuous dynamics that played out as racial progress stalled at Duke, Segal tells both a local and national story about the challenges that historically white colleges and universities throughout the country have faced and continue to face.
Product Details
| Publisher | Duke University Press |
| Publish Date | February 05, 2021 |
| Pages | 400 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Paperback / softback |
| EAN/UPC | 9781478011422 |
| Dimensions | 9.0 X 6.0 X 0.8 inches | 1.2 pounds |
About the Author
Theodore D. Segal is a lawyer and member of the board of directors for the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. He received his undergraduate degree from Duke in 1977.
Reviews
"Point of Reckoning is an important contribution to the histography of how Black Americans have sacrificed their lives--spiritual, emotional, physical--to enter into hostile white spaces 'bathed in the commitment [of ] wanting to make a difference' in their community and in America (277)."--Dwonna Naomi Goldstone "American Historical Review" (9/26/2023 12:00:00 AM)
"Point of Reckoning makes clear that race and racial issues have been a central conflict at Duke since its inception. . . . Individuals who are interested in higher education, race and education, civil rights, social movements, and Black history will greatly benefit from a careful reading of Point of Reckoning."--Brian Daugherity "Journal of Southern History" (2/1/2022 12:00:00 AM)
"A useful volume for any library supporting graduate study in the management and history of higher education. Recommended. Graduate students, faculty, and professionals."-- "Choice" (1/1/2022 12:00:00 AM)
"A methodological strength of Point of Reckoning is how Segal grounds the narrative almost entirely in oral history, which helps provide a broad, accessible, and well-balanced perspective. . . . This book will be required reading for all of the university's constituents as a common reference point for continuing to move the university forward according to its stated values."--Brandon K. Winford "Black Perspectives" (10/5/2021 12:00:00 AM)
"Excellent, accessible. . . ."--Mark I. Pinsky "New York Journal of Books" (5/4/2021 12:00:00 AM)
"[A] doggedly researched narrative . . . [providing] a candid view of institutional resistance to social justice and its dismantling by determined activism."-- "Kirkus Reviews" (1/15/2021 12:00:00 AM)
"In vivid detail, Theodore D. Segal introduces us to men and women, Black and white, who tried to differentiate between integration and desegregation, between being welcomed and included and remaining true to themselves as Black Americans and becoming darker versions of white Americans. As Segal uncovers, not only did the actors have conflicting notions of what was at stake, but they often differed on what was desired. In that sense, he exposes the long history of today's raging debates on campus about race and diversity."--Professor Earl Lewis, Director and Founder of the Center for Social Solutions, University of Michigan
"Point of Reckoning is a remarkable and unforgettable story that traces the white racial foundations of Duke University while uncovering how whiteness actively resists change in the face of Black dehumanization. Segal renders the unremarkable existence of racism remarkable and painfully reveals what happens to a dream deferred--it explodes. As we currently bear witness to Black suffering and inequity, righteous indignation and Black protests near and far, Point of Reckoning is an urgent text that offers hope as it dares to illuminate the past in order that we might not be condemned to repeat it."--George Yancy, Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Philosophy at Emory University
"Point of Reckoning makes clear that race and racial issues have been a central conflict at Duke since its inception. . . . Individuals who are interested in higher education, race and education, civil rights, social movements, and Black history will greatly benefit from a careful reading of Point of Reckoning."--Brian Daugherity "Journal of Southern History" (2/1/2022 12:00:00 AM)
"A useful volume for any library supporting graduate study in the management and history of higher education. Recommended. Graduate students, faculty, and professionals."-- "Choice" (1/1/2022 12:00:00 AM)
"A methodological strength of Point of Reckoning is how Segal grounds the narrative almost entirely in oral history, which helps provide a broad, accessible, and well-balanced perspective. . . . This book will be required reading for all of the university's constituents as a common reference point for continuing to move the university forward according to its stated values."--Brandon K. Winford "Black Perspectives" (10/5/2021 12:00:00 AM)
"Excellent, accessible. . . ."--Mark I. Pinsky "New York Journal of Books" (5/4/2021 12:00:00 AM)
"[A] doggedly researched narrative . . . [providing] a candid view of institutional resistance to social justice and its dismantling by determined activism."-- "Kirkus Reviews" (1/15/2021 12:00:00 AM)
"In vivid detail, Theodore D. Segal introduces us to men and women, Black and white, who tried to differentiate between integration and desegregation, between being welcomed and included and remaining true to themselves as Black Americans and becoming darker versions of white Americans. As Segal uncovers, not only did the actors have conflicting notions of what was at stake, but they often differed on what was desired. In that sense, he exposes the long history of today's raging debates on campus about race and diversity."--Professor Earl Lewis, Director and Founder of the Center for Social Solutions, University of Michigan
"Point of Reckoning is a remarkable and unforgettable story that traces the white racial foundations of Duke University while uncovering how whiteness actively resists change in the face of Black dehumanization. Segal renders the unremarkable existence of racism remarkable and painfully reveals what happens to a dream deferred--it explodes. As we currently bear witness to Black suffering and inequity, righteous indignation and Black protests near and far, Point of Reckoning is an urgent text that offers hope as it dares to illuminate the past in order that we might not be condemned to repeat it."--George Yancy, Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Philosophy at Emory University
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