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The mis-education of the Negro / Carter G. Woodson ; introduction by Jarvis R. Givens ; general editor, Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
"The most influential work by "the father of Black history," reflecting the long-standing tradition of antiracist teaching pioneered by Black educators"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780143137467
- ISBN: 0143137468
- Physical Description: xxxiii, 187 pages ; 20 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Penguin Books, 2023.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "This Penguin Classics edition reprints Carter G. Woodson's original 1933 edition and includes the standardization of terms."--Title page verso. "Introduction, suggestions for further reading, and compilation copyright ©2023 by Jarvis R. Givens ; General introduction copyright ©2008 by Henry Louis Gates, Jr."--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| Subject: | African Americans > Education. Discrimination in education > United States. African Americans > Social conditions > To 1964. African Americans > Employment. |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Covington Branch | 371.82996 W894m 2023 (Text) | 33126022717189 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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"The most influential work by "the father of Black history," reflecting the long-standing tradition of antiracist teaching pioneered by Black educators"-- - Penguin Putnam
The most influential work by âthe father of Black historyâ, reflecting the long-standing tradition of antiracist teaching pioneered by Black educators
A Penguin Classic
The Mis-education of the Negro (1933) is Woodsonâs most popular classic work of Black social criticism, drawing on history, theory, and memoir. As both student and teacher, Woodson witnessed distortions of Black life in the history and literature taught in schools and universities. He identified a relationship between these distortions in curriculum and the violence circumscribing Black life in the material world, declaring, âThere would be no lynching if it did not start in the schoolroom.â Woodsonâs primary focus was the impact dominant modes of schooling had on Black youth. This systematic process of mis-education undermined Black peopleâs struggles for freedom and justice, and it was an experience that scholars before and after Woodson recognized and worked to challenge.
Woodson argued 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. This edition includes an appendix of selected letters and articles by Woodson, and Suggestions for Further Reading.