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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Abbreviations | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Critique of the Literature | |
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| Deep in the Heart of Dixie: The Mississippi Context | |
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| Mission of the Book | |
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| Organization of the Book | |
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| Training the Talented Tenth: A Brief History of Mississippi's Black Colleges | |
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| Blacks and Whites, Liberals and Conservatives: Private Black Colleges | |
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| Black Constituents, White Control: Public Black Colleges | |
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| Similarities and Differences Between the Colleges | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| From Bourgeois to Activist: Students and the Radicalization of the College Campus | |
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| The Mississippi Movement | |
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| Democracy by Example: Student Government Associations | |
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| Appropriating Off-Campus Organizations for the Campus-Based Movement: The NAACP | |
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| The Creation of Radical Campus-Based Organizations | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Testing the Boundaries of Acceptable Dissent: Faculty Activism and Academic Freedom | |
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| Understanding Faculty Activism | |
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| Tougaloo College as an Oasis of Freedom | |
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| Battling Reds and Blacks: Academic Freedom in a Southern Context | |
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| Institutional Autonomy versus State Security: Academic Freedom at Black and White Private Institutions | |
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| White Supremacy as State Policy: The Particular Vulnerabilities of Public Institutions | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| "Cancer Colleges": The Battle on Private College Campuses | |
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| Similarities and Differences Between the Colleges | |
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| The Dilemma of Black Philanthropy and Racial Radicalism | |
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| Activism versus Academics | |
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| Moderating White Supremacy | |
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| Moderating Black Radicalism | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Foes or Allies: The Battle on Public College Campuses | |
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| The Precarious Position of Public Colleges and Their Students | |
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| The College Presidents: Powerful but Prone | |
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| Differences in Activism Between the Colleges | |
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| Repression as Progress | |
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| Autocracy versus Democracy | |
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| Negotiating the Middle Ground | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Making Black Campuses Black: Activism and Response in the Black Power Era | |
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| The Rise of Black Power: The Movement Turns a Corner | |
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| Black Power Mississippi Style | |
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| Synchronized Agitation: Cross-Fertilization Between Movement Centers and Campuses | |
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| From the Streets to the Courts: Expanding Student Rights | |
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| A Community Divided: What Is a Black College? | |
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| Old Wine in New Bottles: The Racist Countermovement During the Black Power Era | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Struggle and Success | |
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| Lessons Learned from the Black College Experience | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| List of Interviewees | |
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| Notes | |
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| Index | |
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| About the Author | |