Self-Taught: African American Education in Slavery and Freedom (

Publisher: University of North Carolina Press (View Publisher's Titles)

US SRP: $ 22.00 US

Binding: Paperback - Other Formats

Pub Date: February 26, 2007

Annotation: Discussing how African Americans in the South sought education during and after the Civil War, this work highlights the efforts former slaves made on their own behalf by teaching, building schools, and attending school themselves. (African-American Studies)