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Fuller, Tish P. – Vocational Education Journal, 1988
Discusses the importance of continuous lobbying by the vocational education community and describes the program developed by the Alabama Vocational Association. (JOW)
Descriptors: Leadership, Lobbying, Political Influences, Vocational Education

Akenson, James E.; Neufeldt, Harvey G. – Journal of Negro Education, 1985
From 1910 to 1930, illiteracy rates among Alabama's Black population decreased. Yet it is doubtful that the State's literacy campaign was a major contributor to the decline in Black illiteracy; the campaign was closely tied to the White supremacy movement, and most of the funds were directed toward White education. (GC)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Black Education, Blacks, Educational History