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The Mis-Education of the Negro
Written by Carter Goodwin Woodson
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The Mis-Education of the Negro is a book originally published in 1933 by Dr. Carter G. Woodson. The thesis of Dr. Woodson's book is that blacks of his day were being culturally indoctrinated, rather than taught, in American schools. This conditioning, he claims, causes blacks to become dependent and to seek out inferior places in the greater society of which they are a part. He challenges his readers to become autodidacts and to "do for themselves", regardless of what they were taught.
Carter Godwin Woodson was an African-American historian, author, journalist and the founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. Woodson was one of the first scholars to study African-American history. A founder of The Journal of Negro History in 1915, Woodson has been cited as the father of black history. In February 1926 he launched the celebration of "Negro History Week"; it was the precursor of Black History Month.
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Reviews for The Mis-Education of the Negro
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Not quite digging the pitch of the voice. It gets annoying after a minute.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wish I had read this much earlier in life! Great read
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great read and essential for the education of the black man!
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great educational book! I recommend reading this book once a year.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5WOW SIMPLY Phenomenal . Very great and inspiring read. !
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great insight to the struggle of blacks for educational equality.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This book must've been very ahead of its time, but it's very radical, honest, and at times very cynical.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great read will read again an refer it to others....
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Still prevalent today! 80 years later, the mind is the most powerful tool to advance one's self to a level of pride and dignity. Thank you Mr. Woodson; your words are for ages past, present and future!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A very informative and thought-provoking book. We need to read and rationally evaluate it's prepositions