This book outlines a methodology for viewing multiple generations of African Americans
specifically those who were called or called themselves Negro Colored Black or African
American (NCBAA). Within this framework African Americans of varying ages describe their lives
and educational experiences allowing researchers to address a variety of questions: How are
social and political contexts woven into the interpretation of life and educational
experiences? Given the social political and educational climate experienced by each
generation what are the beliefs assumptions and intentions underlying the educational
experiences of the NCBAA? What differences and or similarities exist in the constructed
perceptions of NCBAA? How does each generation view the experiences of the others? This is an
important book for undergraduate and graduate students as well as instructors and researchers
in the field of Black studies.
