Compiled Messages Topic: Political Education Neglected Date: Monday, December 7, 2009 Subject: Mis-Edcuation of the Negro - Chapter 9 response Author: Yolanda Williams Slavery was designed for economical purposes. After the Civil War, Southern slave owners saw a significant economic decline. Slave owners used various methods to keep their slaves in line. They used physical abuse, sexual abuse, the threat of selling the children of slaves, just to name a few. So when the North won the war, a new form of slavery was created, educational slavery, to keep negros from having true freedom. In order to keep negros from participating in the political process, some whites decided to keep the Constitution of the United States out of negro education. They did not want negros to study the Constitution because then they may want to attain the rights that the document contains. Negros were kept out of their local and politics as well. The rationale was if negros did not participate in politics, then they would not be a part of the decision making process for our nation.
As a result of the mis-education of the negro, negros were continuously subjected to slavery. They were freed physically, but not mentally. In the field of education, educators have been working to correct the mental barriers that have plagued the negro population for years. As leaders in education, Standard six indicates that part of our duty is to understand the political process and how it effects the educational process. Carter G. Woodson did an excellent job of pointing this out in Chapter 9 of his book. Topic: Political Education Neglected Date: Monday, December 7, 2009 Subject: Re:Mis-Edcuation of the Negro - Chapter 9 response Author: Desiree Glover Ms. Williams' reference to standard 6 and its importance in understanding the political process in order to be effective educational leaders is very accurate. As she stated, a freed slave did not necessarily mean liberty because "negros" were enslaved mentally due to their inability to participate in political systems. They were not a part of the nation's decision making processes and students were not familiar with the Constitution in an effort to maintain mental slavery. As educational leaders of the 21st century we have a responsibility to promote the success of all students by connecting the larger political, social, economic, legal, and cultural context to the educational organization and/or setting.