Review for Carter G. Woodson: The Mis-education of the Negro--A black history classic of African-American literature : This book is incredible, I have never been so frightened reading a book and yet so riveted that I couldn't stop reading. I loved this book. It grabbed me from the first page and I had trouble putting it down. Read it, you won't be disappointed.
Carter G. Woodson: The Mis-education of the Negro--A black history classic of African-American literature info
"The Mis-Education of the Negro" is one of the most important black history books or African American literature ever written. Penned by thought leader Carter G. Woodson, "The Mis-Education of the Negro" unveils the weakness of Euro-centric based curriculums that fail to include African American history and culture. This system mis-educates the African American student, failing to prepare them for success and to give them an adequate sense of who they are within the system that they must live. This mis-education creates a serious identity crisis on the part of African youth and it causes many Black "educated" middle class people to spend more time trying to reach the consumer-oriented American Dream rather than working toward real self-dete
