Listen to Our Voices

Filled with numerous personal stories, the book depicts the lived experiences of African Americans who struggled to live through segregation and integration. As traditional research often excludes the voices of marginalized populations, African Americans are usually written about instead of being allowed to tell their own stories (King, 2005). This book offers accounts of the cohesiveness of the Black community and the Black academic experiences despite living under Jim Crow laws. Leaving the telling of the African American stories to others have had severe consequences, such as the perpetuation of stereotypes of African Americans, their communities, and their academic abilities (Brown, 2009). As the African proverb says, "Until the lion tells the story, the hunter will always be the hero."