The MIS-Education of the Negro: A Landmark Study of Education, History, and Cultural Identity

Carter G. Woodson's The Mis-Education of the Negro is a landmark work of American social thought examining the ways education shapes historical understanding and cultural identity.

In this influential study, Woodson argues that educational systems often failed to present the history and achievements of people of African descent in an accurate and meaningful way. As a result, generations of students were taught a narrow interpretation of history that ignored or minimized the contributions of ...