Fighting for Our Place in the Sun: Malcolm X and the Radicalization of the Black Student Movement 1960-1973 - Paperback

by Rochelle Brock (Editor), Richard Greggory Johnson III (Editor), Richard Benson (Author)

In Fighting for Our Place in the Sun, Richard D. Benson II examines the life of Malcolm X as not only a radical political figure, but also as a teacher and mentor. The book illuminates the untold tenets of Malcolm X's educational philosophy, and also traces a historical trajectory of Black activists that sought to create spaces of liberation and learning that are free from cultural and racial oppression.

Author Biography

Scholar, author, advocate, Richard D. Benson II earned a PhD in educational policy studies from the University of
Illinois-at Urbana Champaign. He travels frequently as a guest lecturer speaking on topics such as the black student movement, and school-community advocacy. Benson resides in Atlanta, Georgia, where he is Assistant Professor in the Education Studies Program at Spelman College.