Encouraged by a sixth-grade teacher, he sold The Crisis, published by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ( NAACP); and The Norfolk Journal and Guide, as well as reading them and using their recommended books to direct his studies. The Blacks may continue to

African imperialism, notwithstanding its successes and great achievements, could not solve the disunity problem because, according to Williams, African constitutionalism is inherently anti-empire. A few years ago, I read the Mis-education of the Negro and back then I thought the Negro who was being referenced was the African American. Also there was no "black" civilization in antiquity, and certainly no concept of "black race" to be destroyed. His father hoped for more opportunity there, especially in education, and Williams graduated from Armstrong Technical High School.

What the book shows beyond doubt to the open minded scholar is that we black people already had thriving civilisations when Europeans were still living in caves. A few other points for stronger unity would be to promote stronger marriages, early chilhood development and maybe better community centers that work with the school system and parents. I send all my love, all my thanks to my ancestor Chancellor Williams for writing this incredible work. People condemned books like this because they have something to hide, otherwise they wouldn't spend so much time trying to discredit truth. His generalizations, and general habit of viewing ancient societies through a modern lens (assuming a solidified black stand against Arab invaders, as if BC-era Africans were imbued with black power rhetoric) reduces the effect of his analysis, while making it harder to trust even the sections where it seems like he’s presenting a less biased summary of events.

I am so grateful for our great Afrikan historians who found the truth, thoroughly uncovered and recorded it, thus giving myself and others a deeply profound point of view. Because only from history can we learn what our strengths were and, especially, in what particular aspect we are weak and vulnerable. He wrote this work so that a cab driver or a housemaid as well as college student or professor could read this work, understand the history, and comprehend what actions needed to be taken as a black collective. Another important difference was how African societies went about “conquering” one another, as opposed to how European and Asian societies did. In doing so, Williams’ hostility toward non-African people, as well as people with mixed African and non African ancestry (“Mulattoes”), is clear and ever-present.He earned an undergraduate degree in education in 1930, followed by a master’s degree in history in 1935. the blueprint at the end gives you resolve and really lets you see the political nature of everything. The constant theme throughout this book is the culture's lack of unity and the ability of other culture ability to use that against us. Williams was president of a baking company, editor of a newsletter, The New Challenge, an economist, high school teacher and principal and a novelist.

Almost overnight our youngsters made 'black' coequal with 'white' in respectability, and challenged the anti-black Negroes to decide on which side they stood.It's a sad fact that thing have not changed one bit for black people since this book was originally published in 1971. I particularly like the story of Ann Nzinga and her stuggle against the Portuguese; very inspiring historical figure.