The Maroon Within Us

by Asa G. Hilliard III

Written to provide strategies for the collective development of Black people, Hilliard’s fifteen essays address issues essential for socialization, self-determination, and cultural identity. Within the context of “community socialization,” Hilliard examines the economic, educational, spiritual, and political aspects of the African American reality, Hilliard’s insight is fresh and ripe with solutions to many of the problems that affect Black people in America.

264 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 14, 2013

About the author

Asa Grant Hilliard III (August 22, 1933 – August 13, 2007) was an African-American professor of educational psychology who worked on indigenous ancient African history (ancient Egyptian), culture, education and society. He was the Fuller E. Callaway Professor of Urban Education at Georgia State University, with joint appointments in the Department of Educational Policy Studies and the Department of Educational Psychology and Special Education.