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A Location of Possibility: Teaching Black History to White Folks at a Black-Led Church Christy Clark-Pujara, Karen Reece, Alexander Gee Jr., and Stephen Kantrowitz e a Th cademy is not paradise. But learning is a place where paradise can be created. e c Th lassroom with all its limitations, remains a location of possibility. In that field of possibility, we have the opportunity to labor for freedom, to demand of ourselves and our comrades, an openness of mind and heart that allows us to face reality even as we collectively imagine ways to move beyond boundaries, to transgress. This is education as the practice of freedom. In 2013, Rev. Dr. Alexander Gee Jr. wrote an essay about his experiences living as a Black man in Madison, Wisconsin. The essay, published in a local newspaper, was titled “Justi - e fi d Anger: Rev. Alex Gee Says Madison Is Failing Its African-American Community.” e e Th ssay described the systemic and structural racism deeply affecting his life, even though he held multiple college degrees, owned a home, and was earning a middle-class income: Why am I angry? I am angry because it seemingly is the best of times for many
The Journal of American History – Oxford University Press
Published: Mar 1, 2023
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