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Charles S. Johnson's review of Carter G. Woodson's The Mis-education of the Negro provides the insightful background of the text being a collection of Woodson's Negro newspaper writings. The writings criticize institutions, especially the Negro ones because they need to be better and different from the White institutions, for ill-equipping its students. Johnson reports, "Negro college and professionals graduates" should be empowered and trained to use their degree beyond its paper status to contribute and upbuild their Negro family and community. Furthermore, as an author with a Ph.D. in history from Harvard University along with a coal mining background, Woodson's text argues the importance of the Negro graduates thinking critically and taking action to study not only the commonly distributed curriculum, but to examine the unknown material, particularly regarding the Negro's accomplishments to America. Woodson's collected essays equate education with the miseducation of the Negro and all people. He asserts the education system has failed The Negro churches possess leadership potential within the Negro community as it is the "only distinctive Negro institution;" however, similar to the educational institutions, there are no Negro leaders with their own agenda liberating the minds and souls of the Negro. The plans are too focused on what's best for those who are White.

George W. Brown presents Woodson's text as a literary pronouncement and toolbox text for a revised American education system, integrating all Americans, particularly Black and White. Brown points to how Woodson's language esteems education as a type of salvation for the miseducated soul of the U.S. nation. There must be a re-established educational and institutional foundation to establish the socioeconomic capital of the Negro community just as much as the White American communities.

Holland Thompson depicts Woodson's collection of essays and speeches as one of ranting about all aspects of public and private leadership: the education system, the churches, Dubois's the talented tenth. Thompson recognizes Woodson's revision, consisting of developing the Negro's initiative and self-reliance Woodson longs for a curriculum focused on the Negro learning about the great legacy of the African kingdom's prior to the enslavement period of Africans. Thompson reports the Negro needs to know the African great African contributions rather than the European contributions to feel connected to a worthy legacy. In turn, the educated Negro would learn to become more self-reliant and empowered to make even greater contributions in the modern day.

"In a Reevaluation of African Education: Woodson Revisited ," Victor Oguejiofor Okafor refreshes the lens of Woodson's seminal 1933 book. Okafor unmasks relevant inquires regarding the overwhelming presence of Asian American and/or European American business owners in the African American community when their African ancestors a part of the "Kemetic epoch" exhibited great entrepreneurial genius