The Miseducation Of The Negro Analysis

Register to read the introduction… In school, the Negro isn't taught the business side of things when it comes to a job or career. This factor prevents the Negro from employing one another and in turn they are left to wait and hope that a white businessman will hire them. The problem with this factor is that whites at this time only called for the Negro when all the workers of their own race had been taken care of. The author feels that the negro easily throws away good opportunities by not turning something that they are good at into a thriving business because they may feel that they have a college education and that they are to good for it. The author uses the example of a white professor who resigned his position to run a laundry mat for Negroes and became rich from the idea. Woodson states that if one would have suggested this same idea to a Negro he would have become insulted with this idea and would feel that since he has a college education he is too good for such common business. "The so-called education of Negro college graduates leads them to throw away opportunities which they have and to go in quest of those which they do not find."(Woodson, 39) The author believes that any good opportunity should not be wasted because even if you have a diploma it is not guaranteed that you will find work in that field especially with the prejudices of his world against …show more content…
He believes that the Negro colleges and Universities should be kept open, teaching its' students correctly how to live in the world. This includes using his education to help others instead of trying to make others of the same race feel inferior. To educate the Negro the author believes that it is best to know his background and his future possibilities so that his talents can be properly developed. In school, it is okay to talk about the achievements of countries such as Greece, Rome, and other parts of Europe but it is also important to give attention to the accomplishments of the African