Book · 2025 · History
Dangerous Learning
The South's Long War on Black Literacy
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“Um, author of a couple books, Schoolhouse Burning, uh, public education and the assault on American democracy, and then more recently, uh, dangerous learning, the South's long war on black literacy.”
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“So, I spent a good a pretty good deal of time on this disunion question in in my new book, Dangerous Learning, because I'm you most of that book is focused on the three decades leading up to the Civil War.”
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“And and like I said, you know, Dangerous Learning just came out, you know, a week or so ago, really helping us, I think, helping us to see this current moment through a long lens of of war on black equality, black just free and open debate.”