African Americans developed a theory and practice of education during slavery, which Professor Givens has termed fugitive pedagogy. Using the life of famed educator Carter G. Woodson, Givens explores how black teachers sustained this tradition, often covertly, through the Jim Crow era. He identifies the significance of fugitive pedagogy to the long black freedom movement and its lessons for our contemporary moment.

Speaker
Dr. Jarvis R. Givens
Harvard University
Assistant Professor of Education and African & African American Studies

Offered in collaboration with:
Boston University Arts & Sciences African American Studies Program