Community Organizations on the Development of African American Young Men: The Georgia State Council for Work Among Negro Boys, 1933–1939

• In Event: 46.070 - Experiences of African American Males in Education

Abstract

This study will explore John Hope’s endeavors to improve opportunities for African American young men through extracurricular recreational activities organized and supported by the Georgia State Council for Work Among Negro Boys. This study spans the early years of the State Council with an emphasis on 1933-1939. In 1933 The State Council became an umbrella organization with delegates from all parts of Georgia, rural and urban. These delegates included college presidents, k-12 educators, parents, and community members all concerned with the services available for African American boys in the State of Georgia. This study explores the circumstances that led to this organization as well as how the actors helped shape the functions of the council

Author

• Amber Marie Jones, Emory University