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Peer reviewedStanfield, John H. II – Challenge: A Journal of Research on African American Men, 1999
Investigated the social origins of black physicians from poor, rural, southern communities, examining contextual factors that helped explain their great academic and professional success as young adults. Argues that it was the community that identified and nurtured these gifted children, thus making it possible for them to attend college and…
Descriptors: Black Students, Child Development, Community Involvement, Community Support
