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Self-Taught: African American Education in Slavery and Freedom (The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture)
Heather Andrea Williams
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Description for Self-Taught: African American Education in Slavery and Freedom (The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture)
Paperback. Offering the story of African American self-education, this title examines African Americans' relationship to literacy during slavery, during the Civil War, and in the first decades of freedom. Series: John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 illustrations, 1 table, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTS; JFSL3; JN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
In this previously untold story of African American self-education, Heather Andrea Williams moves across time to examine African Americans' relationship to literacy during slavery, during the Civil War, and in the first decades of freedom. Some slaves devised creative and subversive means to acquire literacy, and when slavery ended, they became the first teachers of other freedpeople. Williams argues that by teaching, building schools, supporting teachers, resisting violence, and claiming education as a civil right, African Americans transformed the face of education in the South to the great benefit of both black and white southerners.
In this previously untold story of African American self-education, Heather Andrea Williams moves across time to examine African Americans' relationship to literacy during slavery, during the Civil War, and in the first decades of freedom. Some slaves devised creative and subversive means to acquire literacy, and when slavery ended, they became the first teachers of other freedpeople. Williams argues that by teaching, building schools, supporting teachers, resisting violence, and claiming education as a civil right, African Americans transformed the face of education in the South to the great benefit of both black and white southerners.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Condition
New
Series
John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807858219
SKU
V9780807858219
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About Heather Andrea Williams
Heather Andrea Williams, a former attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice and the New York State Attorney General's Office, is assistant professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Reviews for Self-Taught: African American Education in Slavery and Freedom (The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture)
"Upon finishing Self-Taught the reader will be changed. Untold stories of protest and resistance come alive through Williams's expert analysis and captivating storytelling." - Black Issues Book Review"