African American Education

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Beaten, whipped, branded and sometimes killed, this was the life of a slave if they possessed what is known now to be one of the most common and mandatory passages of life, an education. No matter your status, freedman or slave, your color represented the level of education you were allowed to possess. Emancipated for generation by whites that were threatened by the possibility of an educated black soon became a reality. To find an educated African-American today is not only common, but a norm throughout society. What changes have been made in our educational system since the days of a common slave? 11, this number may prove to be lucky for most people, but for the first 11 indentured/slaved males that were brought to this country for purpose …show more content…

This was made very clear as funding was not as readily accessible for colored education as it was for white and even native american education.These institutions were in most cases, academically inferior to white institutions (kenyon.edu). Due to this lack of funding the African-American community decided to take it upon themselves to self educate using there churches as a front for sustained education for their children called “Sabbath schools” were these churches would meet on Sundays after church in order to further their children …show more content…

A system that not only demoralized, but emphasized oppression over all people of color but also emphasized the superiority that whites had over blacks. The separation in inequality spread through all communities, all towns and even educational installations. This was made apparently clear as the supreme court legitimized the Jim Crow laws and the Jim Crow Way of life during the 1896 case of Plessy v. Ferguson (Pilgrum), but through persistence and unwavering dedication and countless sacrifices this to end as the birth of equality was born and the victory that changed history and life as we know it for racial

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