The Mis-Education Of The Negro
Dr. Carter G. Woodson
Published in 1933
"The New Type Of Professional Man Required"
Chapter 16 Page 173
7 Pages

Dr. Woodson continues to write the problem with the Negro is in the seats of the classroom. In this chapter, he discusses three professions he feels can help the Negro as a race if properly taught.

1. In Law

A. The Negro should be like the Englishman who studies law just because he feels he should know it.

B. The Negro lawyer should study law with a full knowledge of his people so he can concentrate on the appropriate things to gain expertise in. Example:

1. The mis-representations in criminal records and race distinctions.
2. How to present a case before the supreme Court. Pg. 174
3. Learn not to depend on the generosity of judges. Pg. 175

2. In Medicine

A. Doctors and dentist have a much better survival chance than lawyers. Many white doctors and dentist do not want to treat Negro patients. Pg. 175
B. He is not prepared to take advanced phases of medicine.
C. He does not buy modern equipment and does not build on the knowledge he has learned in medical school and does not take advance courses.
D. He must learn and study about the conditions of the Negro. Pg. 178
E. Pg. 178, last paragraph--an additional list of things Dr. Woodson feels physicians and dentist should address. (read)

3. In The Arts

A. The Negro should be prepared to go to Europe with his art.
B. He should know that in America, whites define him and his art. Pg. 180
C. He should stop wasting time being an imitator.

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