Burgess will peel back the onion and get at the crux of EDUCATION FOR WHOM AND FOR WHAT? Does social justice have a place in public education? Let’s find out why it does. The works of writer and activist, James Baldwin, when he points to the rage that African American people, particularly males, endure having to live between two worlds. Other literary figures will be explored and held up as useful resources for personal gain, as well as for educators.