Carter G. Woodson (Carter Godwin Woodson) Quotes

The so-called modern education, with all its defects, however, does others so much more good than it does the Negro, because it has been worked out in conformity to the needs of those who have enslaved and oppressed weaker peoples.

Carter G. Woodson

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  Carter G. Woodson
  • Diversity
  • Modern
  • Conformity