African American Intellectual-Activists: Legacies in the Struggle - Hardcover

by Dia N. Sekayi (Author)

This study examines the narrated life experiences of 11 African American intellectual-activists. An intellectual-activist is defined as a person whose education has provided him or her with a body of knowledge to which he/she is continually adding (intellectual self) and who works daily for, or has a career dedicated to, the betterment of African American people (activist self). The study explores the ways in which the subjects developed this positive self-concept, how this self-concept influenced the goals of their activism, and how they define progress toward these goals.

Author Biography

Dia N.R. Sekayi is Assistant Director for Education in the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching & Learning at Georgia Tech.