ABSTRACT
This chapter adopts Baldwinian bluntness. It opens arguing that although “a good teacher of African American students is rare,” they don’t have to be as rare as all of that. The purpose of education is explored and the importance of searching for truth and thinking about everything is argued. Attention is given to the idea, that “freedom is never given” and the importance of African American students digging for their history, debunking myths, challenging myth-making; and European Americans challenging racial innocence, unlearning and learning history is presented Additionally, Pam and Ann, two New York City schoolteachers, who attend James Baldwin’s “A Talk to Teachers” lecture, are introduced to the readers.
