The author of The Mis-Education of the Negro was a prominent Black American historian, educator, and activist who devoted his life to promoting the study of Black history. Both a member and a critic of…
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The “Highly Educated” Black Elite
In the 1930s, the Black elite is the small portion of Black Americans who have completed extensive formal education and/or occupy positions of power in the Black community. This group includes (but isn’t limited to)…
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The Black Masses
In the 1930s, the Black masses are the vast majority of Black Americans, who are generally poor and received little (if any) formal education beyond primary school. This class includes virtually all of the rural…
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Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass was a Black American who escaped slavery prior to the American Civil War. He was an influential 19th-century activist and influential slavery abolitionist leader.