The Schooling of Slaves: From Plantations to Public Schools

By Malaz Alhomsi

The Schooling of Slaves: From Plantations to Public Schools
By Malaz Alhomsi

What if the education system you trust was designed to control, not to empower?
What if the lessons learned in the classroom are only the surface of a deeper story-one rooted in oppression, resistance, and survival?

In The Schooling of Slaves: From Plantations to Public Schools, Malaz Alhomsi uncovers the hidden history of education in Black and Brown communities-from the brutal restrictions of literacy on plantations, to the false promises of post-emancipation schooling, to the ongoing struggles in urban classrooms and charter chains.

This book reveals how schools have often been tools of social control rather than liberation-how curricula, teachers, and even entertainment serve as unofficial lessons in compliance, distraction, and submission. But amid the shadows, Alhomsi highlights powerful acts of resistance: culturally relevant pedagogy, community schools, and faith-based movements reclaiming education as a pathway to freedom.

The Schooling of Slaves is more than history. It's a call to action. A blueprint for rewriting the curriculum to build schools that nurture minds, honor identities, and feed souls. For parents, educators, activists, and anyone committed to justice, this book challenges us to dismantle systems of oppression and imagine education as it was always meant to be: a tool of liberation.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FB9BQ5H2
• ISBN13: 9798285668725
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 46 Pages
• Weight: 0.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"