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Teach Freedom: Education for Liberation in the African-American Tradition (Teaching for Social Justice)

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Creators: Charles E., Jr. Cobb, Charles M. Payne, Carol Sills Strickland
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Category: Book

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Sales Rank: 657973

Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
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Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6.1 x 0.8

ISBN: 0807748722
Dewey Decimal Number: 370.8996073
EAN: 9780807748725
ASIN: 0807748722

Publication Date: March 21, 2008
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''One of the basic lessons of the Southern civil rights movement is that you cannot predict what spark will light a fire.''
-- From the Foreword by Charles E. Cobb Jr., senior writer and diplomatic correspondent for allAfrica.com

''One of the guiding principles has to be that we cannot lead a struggle that involves masses of people without identifying with the people and without getting people to understand what their potentials are, what their strengths are.''
--Ella Baker, Advisor, Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee

The self-conscious use of education as an instrument of liberation among African Americans is exactly as old as education among African Americans. This dynamic anthology is about those forms of education intended to help people think more critically about the social forces shaping their lives and think more confidently about their ability to react against those forces. Featuring articles by educator-activists, this collection explores the largely forgotten history of attempts by African Americans to use education as a tool of collective liberation. Together these articles explore the variety of forms those attempts have taken, from the shadow of slavery to the contradictions of hip-hop. Contributors address ''Lessons from the Past'' and discuss Citizenship Schools in the South, Ella Baker and the Harlem Y, Mississippi Freedom Schools, and Black Panther Liberation Schools. Contemporary models are covered as well, demonstrating the depth and tenacity of the tradition in such efforts as the Freedom Schools established by the Children s Defense Fund.