Strong Black Girls: Reclaiming Schools in Their Own Image Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development Hiram’s resolve to rescue the

Hiram’s resolve to rescue the family he left behind endures

emotional family story and a brilliant exploration of the American history of passing

Benjamin Banneker

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Strong Black Girls: Reclaiming Schools in Their Own Image Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development Hiram’s resolve to rescue theStrong Black Girls lays bare the harm Black women and girls are expected to overcome in order to receive an education in America. This edited volume amplifies the routinely muffled voices and experiences of Black women and girls in schools through storytelling, essays, letters, and poetry. The authors make clear that the strength of Black women and girls should not merely be defined as the ability to survive racism, abuse, and violence. Readers will