Training African-American Social Workers Through the NUL Fellowship Program

Authors

Iris Calton-LaNey, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Abstract

The National Urban League (NUL), under Dr. George Edmund Haynes' leadership made the training and education of African American social workers one of its major functions during the early 1900s. This article provides detailed information about the unique and timely fellowship program which provided funding and opportunities for many African American to study social work at leading schools of social work in the country. The Social Science Department of Fisk University also played a significant role in pioneering African American social work education, and is also briefly discussed.

Recommended Citation

Calton-LaNey, Iris (1994) "Training African-American Social Workers Through the NUL Fellowship Program," The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 21: Iss. 1, Article 5.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.2107
Available at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol21/iss1/5