Henry A. Giroux defined critical literacy as the understanding of the historical roots andconsequences of one's values andbeliefs andthe values and beliefs of others. This is a summary of a critical literacy, teacher-research study, in which the perspectives and reactions of African students at different points in their African identity development were explored. In this African literacy study, certain books were found to be more appropriate for college students at certain points in their African identity development.
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