BOOKS BY JARVIS R. GIVENS
Jarvis R. Givens
is a professor of education and African & African American studies at Harvard University. He is the author of three books, American Grammar: Race, Education, and the Building of a Nation, published by Harper in 2025, School Clothes: A Collective Memoir of Black Student Witness, published by Beacon Press in 2023, and Fugitive Pedagogy: Carter G. Woodson and the Art of Black Teaching, published by Harvard University Press in 2021. He is also completing a fourth book entitled I’ll Make Me a World: The 100-Year Journey of Black History Month which will be released by Harper in February 2026.
Professor Givens earned his PhD in African American Studies from the University of California, Berkeley and his research has been published in several outlets, including The Atlantic, LA Review of Books, American Education Research Journal, Souls, Harvard Educational Review, and The Journal of African American History.
AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK
Fugitive Pedagogy: Carter G. Woodson and the Art of Black Teaching
A fresh portrayal of one of the architects of the African American intellectual tradition, whose faith in the subversive power of education will inspire teachers and learners today.
Upcoming Events
Stay in the Loop
Sign up to receive news and updates.