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The book is based on explanations of the differences that exist between the white and the lacks. The whites are considered superior to the blacks, thus putting them in a state where they are denied equal rights. The blacks are viewed to be inferior because they lacked a concrete history. The black people failed to explain heroes from their history. Coates felt that for one to be considered a hero, they had to be from the white communities. Therefore, when Coates joined Howard University, he pursued knowledge so that he could understand more about black history. He found out contradicting information about black history written by the white people.
However, by joining Howard, the end of his damnation as an inferior individual had come to an end. The learning separated him from normal Africans without education, which would make them superior in society. He, however, felt that the education whites and some blacks were exposed to brainwashed them and did not teach them real values concerning how they can relate. His entry into college did not give him satisfaction as he felt that the blacks would continue to be discriminated against due to their limited knowledge, which they only got from universities such as Howard. The author of this book focuses on explaining the differences that exist between blacks and whites in society.
Throughout the book, Coates describes the differences existing between the blacks and the whites in Ame...