In the essay “A Talk to Teachers,” James Baldwin is concerned with the way history is taught. In what ways does he object? What connections does he find between history and identity? In his opinion, how has the teaching of American history distorted our national identity? Do you agree?

Prompt: In the essay “A Talk to Teachers,” James Baldwin is concerned with the way history is taught. In what ways does he object? What connections does he find between history and identity? In his opinion, how has the teaching of American history distorted our national identity? Do you agree? How do the concepts he brings up relate to the theoretical concepts of “problem-posing education” that Paulo Freire advocates in “Pedagogy of the Oppressed”.

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