Self-Taught: African American Education in Slavery and Freedom (The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture)
Explores how enslaved and free African Americans sought education during slavery and in the post-emancipation period, highlighting their determination and the broader historical context.
About This Book
This book examines the efforts of African Americans to gain literacy and schooling in the era of slavery and in the years of freedom that followed.
It draws on a range of historical sources to explore both the obstacles faced and the strategies used to overcome them.
The work situates these educational struggles within the larger context of African American life and culture in the nineteenth century.
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