A fresh portrayal of one of the architects of the African American intellectual tradition, whose faith in the subversive power of education will inspire teacher

“As departments...scramble to decolonize their curriculum, Givens illuminates a longstanding counter-canon in predominantly black schools and colleges.” —

The twin acts of singing and fighting for freedom have been inseparable in African American history. May We Forever Stand tells an essential part of that story.

“We Dare Say Love” takes up the critically important issue of what it means to educate Black male students in a large urban district. It chronicles the deve

A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2018 “An important contribution to our understanding of how ordinary people found the strength to fight for equality for scho