Description: I'll Find a Way or Make One is a groundbreaking commemorative book that explores the history and cultural importance of America's 108 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) through photos, historical memoir, anecdotal information, archival and contemporary materials, and personal interviews. Stories abound about the abolishment of slavery, but lesser known are the efforts-both prior to and after the Civil War-of African-American and white abolitionists banding together to formerly educate illiterate blacks. Through the government, tireless work of black churches, white missionary organizations and philanthropists, HCBUs were established. The tales of how these schools were created and the individuals who are linked to their histories are controversial, rich, and vast. HCBUs have come to be known as the backbone of and catalyst for the emergence of America's black middle class, producing some of our country's most impressive minds and leaders such as W. E. B. Du Bois, Oprah Winfrey, Spike Lee, Thurgood Marshall, Ed Bradley, and Martin Luther King, Jr. I'll Find a Way or Make One reveals how the social and cultural atmosphere at these institutions ultimately played a major role in shaping modern day African-Americans.

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