African American Women Educators

A Critical Examination of Their Pedagogies, Educational Ideas, and Activism from the Nineteenth to the Mid-twentieth Century

Author: Karen A. Johnson, Abul Pitre and Kenneth L. Johnson Series: Critical Black Pedagogy in Education

This book examines the lived experiences and work of African American women educators during the 1880s to the 1960s.

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This book examines the lived experiences and work of African American women educators during the 1880s to the 1960s.

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This book examines the lived experiences and work of African American women educators during the 1880s to the 1960s. Specifically, this text portrays an array of Black educators who used their social location as educators and activists to resist and fight the interlocking structures of power, oppression, and privilege that existed across the various educational institutions in the U.S. during this time. This book seeks to explore these educators' thoughts and teaching practices in an attempt to understand their unique vision of education for Black students and the implications of their work for current educational reform.

About the Author

Karen A. Johnson is an Associate Professor at the University Utah where she teaches graduate-level courses in the Department of Education, Culture, and Society. She also teaches in the Ethnic Studies Program and is the Coordinator in the African American Studies division.Abul Pitre received his Ph.D. from Colorado State University. Currently he is Professor and Department Head of Educational Leadership and Counseling at Prairie View A&M University, where he teaches Multicultural Education for Educational Leaders, Leadership, and Afrocentric Leadership Literacy. Dr. Pitre's current research interests are in the areas of multicultural education for school leaders, critical theories in leadership, and the educational philosophy of Elijah Muhammad. He was appointed Edinboro University’s first named professor for his outstanding work in African-American education and held the distinguished title of the Carter G. Woodson Professor of Education.Kenneth L. Johnson is a pastor at Bethel Baptist Church in Pocatello, Idaho. He is also a doctoral candidate at the University of Utah, in the Department of Education, Culture, and Society.