A Born Teacher
The Making of a Black Community School in Texas
$56.94
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
8 December 2026
Summary
Long before debates over educational equity dominated the national conversation, Black communities across the American South were quietly and subversively building their own institutions. In A Born Teacher: The Making of a Black Community School in Texas, Avis A. Mullen and acclaimed writer Kirsten Mullen unearth the deeply personal and profoundly consequential story of an educator who defied the odds to create a sanctuary of learning.
Set against the complex backdrop of Texa…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781682833216 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1682833216 |
| Author: | Avis Ann Mullen, Kirsten Mullen |
| Publisher: | Texas A & M University Press |
| Imprint: | Texas A & M University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 8 December 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
| Series: | Afro-Texans |
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Critics Review
“Avis Mullen was a wizard when it came to teaching children and adults to read. Our time together at Amanda F. McCoy Elementary School was only the beginning of her quest to serve and advocate for Black youth. A Born Teacher is an extraordinary story of an educator’s journey to academic excellence.”
–Dr. Opal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth™Returns
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