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The Mis-Education of the Negro

The Mis-Education of the Negro - Penguin Classics

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Publisher's Synopsis

New to Penguin Classics, one of the most influential works of Black social criticism ever written

The Mis-education of the Negro is today considered one of the most influential works by 'the father of Black history', Carter G. Woodson, setting the table for generations of antiracist teaching pioneered by Black educators.

As both student and teacher, Woodson witnessed the distortions of Black life in the history and literature taught in schools and universities. He believed that there was a relationship between these distortions and the violence that circumscribed Black life in the material world, declaring, "There would be no lynching it if did not start in the schoolroom." Mixing social criticism, history, theory and memoir, The Mis-education of the Negro argues cogently that students, teachers, and leaders needed to be educated in a manner that was accountable to Black experiences and lived realities, both past and present.

About the Publisher

Penguin Classics

In January 1946, the Penguin Classics list was launched with E. V. Rieu's translation of The Odyssey. The series now consists of over 800 titles including the best in English, American, European, classical and non-western literature and an extensive range of philosophy, religion, art, history and politics titles.

Book information

ISBN: 9780143137467
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Pub date:
DEWEY: 371.82996073
DEWEY edition: 23/eng/20220804
Language: English
Number of pages: 224
Weight: 178g
Height: 129mm
Width: 196mm
Spine width: 18mm
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