{"product_id":"the-mis-education-of-the-negro-9781513136257","title":"The Mis-Education of the Negro","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"History shows that it does not matter who is in power... those who have not learned to do for themselves and have to depend solely on others, never obtain any more rights or privileges in the end than they did in the beginning.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Carter G. Woodson was an extraordinary scholar and an important figure in the Afrocentrism movement. Being one of the first people to study African-American history and the history of the African diaspora at large, he is known today as the \"Father of Black History,\" for his incredible contributions to the field. His magnum opus, \u003ci\u003eThe Mis-education of the Negro\u003c\/i\u003e (1933) and its spiritual predecessor \u003ci\u003eThe Education of the Negro Prior to 1861\u003c\/i\u003e (1919) are considered to be among the most comprehensive studies of the history of African-American education in the United States published in the early twentieth century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs individual works, \u003ci\u003eThe Education of the Negro Prior to 1861\u003c\/i\u003e functions as a documentation of the ways in which obtaining education provided mental and intellectual freedom to both enslaved and freed Africans in America; and \u003ci\u003eThe Mis-education of the Negro\u003c\/i\u003e explores the effects of slavery on Black minds, challenging the effectiveness and overall intent of the United States Educational System in regard to the cultural indoctrination of Black Americans. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether, these two works laid the foundation for Woodson's argument in favor of Black History Week, which would eventually grow to be recognized nationally as Black History Month; and are essential to the cultural understanding of the importance in recognizing African-American history as a legitimate field of study.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessionally typeset with a beautifully designed cover, this edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Mis-education of the Negro\u003c\/i\u003e is an indispensable reimagining of a crucial work of Black History for the modern reader.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSince our inception in 2020, \u003cb\u003eMint Editions\u003c\/b\u003e has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDr Woodson, Carter G.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \"\u003cb\u003eDr. Carter G. Woodson\u003c\/b\u003e (1875 - 1950) was an author, historian, scholar, and\u003cbr\u003efounder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History.\u003cbr\u003eBorn to an extremely poor family of formerly enslaved Africans, Woodson grew up\u003cbr\u003eon a farm in New Canton, Virginia. Largely self-taught due to a lack of\u003cbr\u003econsistent access to school, Woodson was nevertheless able to master most\u003cbr\u003eacademic subjects and carry with him the pride of being born free. He left home\u003cbr\u003ewith his older brother at the age of seventeen in hopes of pursuing secondary\u003cbr\u003eeducation at the Douglass High School and despite many hardships, worked\u003cbr\u003etirelessly until he was able to achieve that goal and receive his diploma. Over\u003cbr\u003ethe next twenty years, he would begin his academic career and embark on an\u003cbr\u003eeducational journey from the University of Chicago to Harvard, becoming the\u003cbr\u003esecond African-American to earn a doctorate and the \u003ci\u003eonly\u003c\/i\u003e African-American to be born of enslaved parents and\u003cbr\u003ereceive a doctorate in History. Despite his many academic achievements, Woodson\u003cbr\u003ewas shut out of employment opportunities in higher education due to racism\u003cbr\u003eand--growing increasingly frustrated--he set out to create an institution that\u003cbr\u003ewould make it possible for Black scholars to study the history of their people.\u003cbr\u003eWith the aid of William D. Hartgrove, George Cleveland Hall, Alexander L.\u003cbr\u003eJackson, and James E. Stamps, Woodson founded the Association for the Study of\u003cbr\u003eNegro Life and History in 1915. The very next year, the Association would begin\u003cbr\u003epublishing \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of African American History\u003c\/i\u003e which would be released quarterly without fail even in\u003cbr\u003ethe face of massive economic downturn and world war. Woodson also worked\u003cbr\u003etirelessly to produce his own books on African-American History over the next\u003cbr\u003ethirty years including but not limited to: \u003ci\u003eA Century of Negro Migration\u003c\/i\u003e (1918), \u003ci\u003eThe Education of the Negro\u003cbr\u003ePrior to 1861\u003c\/i\u003e (1919), \u003ci\u003eThe History of the Negro Church\u003c\/i\u003e (1921) the first survey of free Black slaveowners in\u003cbr\u003ethe United States, \u003ci\u003eFree Negro Owners of Slaves in the United States in 1830\u003c\/i\u003e (1924) and his magnum opus, \u003ci\u003eThe Mis-education of the Negro\u003c\/i\u003e (1933). During this period of continuous\u003cbr\u003eacademic output, Woodson also called for the celebration of \"Negro History\u003cbr\u003eWeek.\" First observed in 1926, Woodson sought to emphasize \"the Negro in\u003cbr\u003ehistory,\" with parades, speeches, poetry readings, and lectures. Woodson's\u003cbr\u003eefforts--both academic and political--also placed him at the center of Black\u003cbr\u003eintellectual life throughout the late 1920s and early 1940s, he even wrote for\u003cbr\u003eMarcus Garvey's newspaper \u003ci\u003eThe Negro World\u003c\/i\u003e until knowledge of Garvey's meetings with the Klu Klux\u003cbr\u003eKlan became public. Having completely dedicated his life to the research, \u003cbr\u003eWoodson lived out the rest of his days devoted to the preservation of\u003cbr\u003eAfrican-American history. While he would meet his ultimate end in 1950, Dr. Carter\u003cbr\u003eG. 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