Review: A must read for everyone
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 23, 2014
In The Education of a White Boy James Francis Johnson writes his autobiography.  He writes about his life and how he conquered his own racism through educating himself.  In this book Johnson is very open and honest about his past and present views on African Americans and racism.  He talks about his upbringing in Levittown, PA and what it was like each of the times black students and/or teachers were integrated into his schools. He talks about his experiences going to Delhaas High School as part of an integration program and how there were race riots, police and police dogs constantly at his school.  He wrote about his time as a drifter and how this time reshaped his view on African Americans.Later in his life Johnson realizes that he would have benefited from a college education and regrets not going.  When he began his self-taught college level literacy program he brought himself from having limited literacy skills to being an educated man.  Through this process he discovered Black History and switched from hating blacks to hating the whites who mistreat them.  He explains that he is of the view that everyone exhibits characteristics of racism in certain circumstances of their lives but few are honest about it.I really enjoyed The Education of a White Boy because of the open and honest look that Johnson takes at racism not only in others, but also in himself.  Everyone should read this book.