Molly Kelly-Elliott, M.Ed.
Clinical Faculty & Undergraduate Advisor
Special Education Program
Miami University
Department of Educational Psychology
201E McGuffey Hall
Oxford, Ohio 45056
(513)529-1711
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Subject: The Myth of Black Intellectual Inferiority: The Myth of Black Intellectual Inferiority

The Myth of Black Intellectual Inferiority

BWS 250 C: African American Education Special Topic

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Malcolm X, quoting Steven Bikko, once noted that, “The greatest weapon of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.” In Brianwashed: The Myth of Black Inferiority, Tom Burrell argues that one of the most successful propaganda campaigns in the history of the United States has been the one that has worked to convince Black people of their inferiority. Various images and ideas circulated through a variety of media and other cultural texts on a persistent and consistent basis have depicted Black people as dangerous, ugly, lazy and unteach-able among other disparaging notions. In particular this campaign has spawned not only ideas about beauty and civility but also ideas about the lack of intelligence among Black people. The myth of Black intellectual inferiority has haunted the Afri-can American struggle for education since slavery. In this course, we will explore the production of this myth through a variety of cultural texts includ-ing—film, literature, scientific research, news—and its undoubtedly devastating impact on African American academic achievement.


"The mind, once expanded to the di-mensions of larger ideas, never returns to its original size." -Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Professor Dr. Denise Baszile

Department of Educational Leadership

McGuffey Hall, 306D

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Eloiza Domingo-Snyder
Director of Diverse Student Development
Advisor, Diversity Affairs Council
Office of Diversity Affairs  |  Miami University
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When I dare to be powerful - to use my strength in the service of my vision - then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.
 -Audre Lorde