Dangerous Learning

In this compelling audiobook, Derek W. Black explores the profound significance of literacy during the nineteenth-century struggle for Black freedom in the American South, highlighting the lengths to which Southern governments went to suppress it. He examines how literacy became a crucial tool for resistance among enslaved Black people and its evolution from a means of subversion to a public initiative for citizenship. As the narrative unfolds, it reveals the lasting impact of these historical struggles on education today, demonstrating how the fight for knowledge and empowerment continues to resonate.