Freedom's Teacher: The Life of Septima Clark
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| Rating | : | 4.26 (647 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0807872229 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 480 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In the mid-1950s, Septima Poinsette Clark (1898-1987), a former public school teacher, developed a citizenship training program that enabled thousands of African Americans to register to vote and then to link the power of the ballot to concrete strategies for individual and communal empowerment. Using Clark's life as a lens, Charron sheds valuable new light on southern black women's activism in national, state, and judicial politics, from the Progressive Era to the civil rights movement and beyond.. In this vibrantly written biography, Katherine Charron demonstrates Clark's crucial role--and the role of many black women teachers--in making education a cornerstone of the twentieth-century freedom struggle
Charron's richly suggestive biography of Septima Clark will surely stimulate more work on the African American women who made the possibilities of the movement realities.--Journal of American HistoryA deft narrative. Charron vividly brings Clark's life and times to the fore.--The Charleston Post and CourierThe crucial role played by Septima Poinsette Clark and other African-American women has been written back into the story of the civil rights movement.--The PilotA beautifully written and meticulously researched biography. A general reader would not be put off by academic prose or overreliance on either citations or notations.--H-Net ReviewsFreedom's Teacher is the product of a 12-year research journey, the result of which is extensive and meticulously organized. An essential text for students of educational history, women's history, and the civil rights movement.--North Carolina Historical ReviewThis biography will enlighten anyone i
"Read this book and study it well" according to Komozi Woodard. At last the life of Septima Clark, the pioneer in education for liberation, has found the historian worthy of the subject! Katherine Charron is a gifted historian who has rediscovered the rich legacy of Septima Clark and the Citizenship Schools. In her brilliant hands, Septi. Ella Jo Sassypants said A biography of a movement. Freedom's Teacher is beautiful. A vigorously researched, lushly written, biography of African American educator and activist Septima Poinsette Clark, the book serves to enrich our understanding of the black freedom struggle and the classic phase of the civil rights movement.. DHardimon said Fascinating!. Ms. Clark is a name not often heard but definitely should be. She is a game changer in the civil rights movement and therefore the history of this country. Ms. Charron research is thorough having done her doctoral thesis on her life.