The Education Of The Negro Prior to 1861: A History of the Education of the Colored People of the United States from the Beginning of Slavery to the Civil War (Illustrated & Annotated)

“History shows that it does not matter who is in power or what revolutionary forces take over the government, those who have not learned to do for themselves and have to depend solely on others never obtain any more rights or privileges in the end than they had in the beginning.” -Carter G. Woodson This thoroughly researched work by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, “father of Black History” details how enslaved Black people were educated before the Civil War. It includes educational efforts across decades and those brave people who risked their lives to teach. This volume has over 800 footnotes conveniently located at the end of each chapter in this newly formatted edition. This book is essential reading for an understanding of American history.