Revisiting Charles H. Thompson's Proposals for Educating Gifted African American Students, 1933-1961

• Published in: The Journal of Negro education Vol. 81; no. 3; pp. 190 - 199
• Main Author: Ray, Louis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Howard University School of Education 2012
• Subjects: Academically Gifted; African American Achievement; African American Education; African American Students; Best Practices; Change Agents; Change Strategies; Educational Change; Educational Methods; Educational Objectives; Educational Opportunities; Educational Policy; Instructional Leadership; Intellectual History; Program Proposals; Recognition (Achievement); Relevance (Education); Student Development

Charles H. Thompson is best known as the founder and the first editor-in-chief of "The Journal of Negro Education" (1932-1963). Throughout his career, Thompson sought to extend educational opportunity in ways that were "for the good of Negro education as a whole." His main concer...