371-372), and were crucial for the development of the book. These records are one of the most comprehensive archives of a Black educators’ association in the U.S. Tate directed Walker to his privately-held archive containing extensive records of the Georgia Teachers and Educational Association (GT&EA), for which he served as Executive Director. The book is based primarily on extensive archival research that took many years examining collections in Massachusetts, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Connecticut, and Washington DC. Tate numerous times, and talked to his wife and others. As Walker puts it, black educators were the “unseen midwives” of the protests against inequality that occurred during the 20 th Century (p. The book provides a larger contribution as well. Tate’s contribution to the fight for justice for black children. Thus began Walker’s exploration into the hidden story of Dr.
As she explained her interest in black education, he smiled and commented, “You’ve got part of the story” (p. Walker introduces the book with an anecdote about her first meeting with Dr. Horace Tate’s life that is the focus of Walker’s book. Horacena Tate currently serves in the same seat. Horace Tate (1922-2002) served for 16 years in the Georgia State Senate, and his daughter, Dr. Educational historian Vanessa Siddle Walker’s (2018) book The lost education of Horace Tate: Uncovering the hidden heroes who fought for justice in schools, details Horace Tate’s contribution to the fight for educational opportunities for black children in the Southern United States.
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