TY - BOOK AU - Woyshner,Christine A. ED - Project Muse. TI - The National PTA, Race, and Civic Engagement, 1897-1970 / SN - 9780814271704 PY - 2009/// CY - Columbus PB - Ohio State University Press KW - National PTA (U.S.) KW - fast KW - National Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers KW - History KW - Education KW - Parent participation KW - United States KW - Electronic books. KW - local N1 - Introduction: the national PTA, race, and civic engagement -- "No hats to be worn" : organizing the National Congress of Mothers -- "To work more effectively and gain better leadership experience" : the founding of the National Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers -- "For convenience of a better education and training for my people" : organizational growth and stability -- Making America "strong from within" : school lunches, civics, and intergroup relations -- Diminishing as it advanced : the unification of the PTA -- Epilogue : civil society and public education; Open Access UR - https://muse.jhu.edu/book/27814/ ER -