Black Image in White Vermont: The Origin, Meaning, and Abolition of Kake Walk

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Title: Black Image in White Vermont: The Origin, Meaning, and Abolition of Kake Walk

Description: At the time of this digital collection launch, this chapter is the only known scholarly piece on UVM's Kake Walk. James Loewen was a professor of sociology at the University of Vermont. This chapter was published in a book commemorating the university's bicentennial: Loewen, James. "Black Image in White Vermont: The Origin, Meaning, and Abolition of Kake Walk." The University of Vermont: The First Two Hundred Years. Sr. ed. Robert V. Daniels. Hanover, NH / University of Vermont : Distributed by University Press of New England / University of Vermont, 1991.

Subject: African Americans in popular culture.; Alumni and alumnae.; Blackface entertainers.; Cakewalk (Dance).; College students.; College teachers.; Committees.; Greek letter societies.; Minstrel shows.; Race discrimination.; Race relations.; Racism.; Stereotypes (Social psychology).; Whites -- Race identity.; University of Vermont.; Civil rights.; Sexism.

Note [Digital Version]: 2010-05-12, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries

Source Document Location: University of Vermont Libraries. Special Collections.

Shelf Location: University Archives, Record Group 53: Fraternities and Sororities, Series: Kake Walk

Access Conditions [Local]: For further information please contact Special Collections, University of Vermont Libaries at uvmsc@uvm.edu.