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The Negro race has a rather large share of the last mentioned class" (Woodson 96). While he may feel he is being honest about the Negroes reaction to a white-dominated society and education, it does not seem to serve his race well to call a majority of them fools; in fact, it may help flame racial stereotypes that already exist. He continues, "Hundreds of employees of African blood frankly say that they will not work under a Negro" (Woodson 99). Again, he is reducing his race to stereotypes, and shows is own "educated" prejudice against his fellows. While his book is interesting, thought-provoking, and well researched and explained; Woodson's own tendency toward prejudices removes some of his credence and makes the reader wonder about some of this other conjectures and arguments.

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The author's theories on mis-education are well thought out and he gives numerous examples and arguments that back up his statements. He shows how successful "educated" Negroes no longer support their own fellows and their own communities, and turn away from their brothers and sisters who could use their expertise and education to help make their own lives better. These examples all show that indeed, the black people were educated by whites to keep them subjugated and to control them from without.….....

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