"Education is indoctrination if you're white - subjugation if you're black"
- James A. Baldwin
About this Quote
This quote by James A. Baldwin speaks with the systemic bigotry that exists in education. Baldwin is highlighting the fact that education is not equivalent for everyone. For white individuals, education is a type of brainwashing, where they are taught the dominant narrative and their opportunity is strengthened. For black people, education is a form of subjugation, where they are taught to accept their place in society and their oppression is reinforced. This quote is an effective suggestion of the need for education reform and the significance of producing an equitable education system that is available to all. Baldwin's words are a call to action to develop a more simply and fair education system that is devoid of bigotry and oppression.
This quote is written / told by James A. Baldwin between August 2, 1924 and December 1, 1987. He was a famous Author from USA.
The author also have 51 other quotes.
"I spent three days a week for 10 years educating myself in the public library, and it's better than college. People should educate themselves - you can get a complete education for no money. At the end of 10 years, I had read every book in the library and I'd written a thousand stories"
