Read TheMis-education of the Negro by Dr. Carter G. Woodson. From your perspective discuss the historical significance of the theme of this book. Is the concept of 'mis-education' still relevant in...

Running Head: THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF RACISM ON IMPROPER EDUCATION OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICANS                        1
THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF RACISM ON IMPROPER EDUCATION OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICANS                                7
THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF RACISM ON IMPROPER EDUCATION OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICANS
Table of Contents
Introduction    3
The Seat of the Trouble    3
How We Missed the Mark    3
How We Drifted Away From the Truth    4
Education under Outside Control    4
The Failure to Make a Living    5
The Educated Negro Leaves the Masses    5
Professional Education Discouraged    6
Political Education Neglected    6
Conclusion    6
References    8
Introduction
    The white Americans have a discriminative and racist mentality towards the black community in the United States of America. The racism reflects in various fields in the American society, where the African-Americans are oppressed and deprived from the beginning. The racism reflects upon the field of education. The African-Americans are not provided with adequate skills and proper education in their educational institution in America. In this assignment, we will study about the reasons of the improper education provided to the black community in America.
The Seat of the Trouble
Inequality comes into play, even if the negro are well deserving and highly educated but they have to step back, the white peoples are forcing them to do that. Woodson explains how African Americans feel inferior and how they are treated with inequality within the given educational system. As opined by Woodson (2006), the Negros even discriminate their own community as they are taught to respect the whites. The African-Americans are even taught to be “good Negros” by acknowledging the whites as superiors. The improper education provided to the Negros in the schools is because of the deep-rooted racism within the white people towards the Negros, in America.
How We Missed the Mark
The educational system of the Negros has failed to support African Americans because the schools are unable to teach them properly, as compared to white schools that were fully furnished and had the means to give their students the right education. In terms of industrial...