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I Am Not Your Negro

 Introduction Featuring Carter G. Woodson & James Baldwin

This poster stands at the crossroads of resistance, remembrance, and reclamation — a tribute to the thinkers who rewrote what history tried to silence. Among the architects of this reshaping are Carter G. Woodson and James Baldwin, two towering figures whose work exposed the dangers of imposed narratives and affirmed the power of self-definition.

Carter G. Woodson, often called the Father of Black History, dedicated his life to challenging the erasure of African American contributions from mainstream education. His landmark work, The Mis-Education of the Negro, revealed how systems of schooling were designed to shape minds away from their own heritage, urging generations to reclaim their identity, history, and agency. Woodson taught that liberation begins with knowledge — and with refusing to let others dictate who you are.

James Baldwin, one of the most incisive literary voices of the 20th century, confronted America with its own contradictions. Through essays, novels, and speeches, he explored identity, race, truth, and the violence of misnaming. Baldwin insisted that reclaiming one’s narrative is an act of survival — a declaration of freedom against a society eager to categorize and confine.

This poster honors their legacy. The artwork symbolizing how identity, memory, and resistance cannot be separated from the body that carries them. The poster echoes a history of intellectual courage — a refusal to be mislabeled, miseducated, or mis defined. Claim it as an affirmation of heritage, a declaration of sovereignty, and a celebration of the voices who reshaped the story so future generations could stand in their own truth.