Private School System In The 1800's

Public Education for African American children was much harder, deprived of money, and good supplies. Often times they would have to use the old discarded school books from the white kids, if anything at all. African American school buildings were worth a sliver of what the white communities were worth, which made is so that some students couldn't even attend. “Less money went to schools for African American students. Sometimes black students used the books discarded from white schools” (Ncp). The property taxes on land depleted and schools wouldn't have enough resources to teach as many kids. Some teachers even were getting paid almost nothing. The students were unable to receive a good education. “The value of farm land plummeted, and that meant that property taxes that supported schools fell as well.” Some schools cut school lunches, and lunch workers. Students had to bring their own lunches, and most of the time it was nothing more than a biscuit. They had to drink the water from the school well, and most of the students didn't eat at all. Some students went to school hungry, and came home even hungrier. “Some schools saved money by getting rid of cafeterias and cafeteria

In the South, it was very well known for slaves to be working in plantation fields. The often would work cultivating cotton, tobacco, and sugar. Tobacco was a very popular cash crop, but died out due to the harsh conditions it would give the soil. Moreover, southern states were referred to as Cotton Kingdom. The reason being is because in the southern states, cotton was the major cash crop they grew. In addition, more than 50% of the cotton was grown in the south. Additionally, the culture in the South was quite different compared to the slaves that were in the North. The southern slave states culture was determined by plantation owners and families. The slaves were not authorized to be educated, and only the plantation owners had the right to be educated. They were not allowed to attend school and their culture revolved around the plantations. To add in, their economy revolved around the agricultural plantations. The southern grew cotton, tobacco, rice, sugar cane, and indigo. Many of

During the time of American Revolution, the colony public system only had boys in the institution in the 1600s. It was until the 1700s women whose families were wealthy received formal private education and the lower class were normally limited to whatever they could pick up at home (educationnews.org, 2013). In the 19th century US educators felt that the school system was segregated by age. Educator Horace Man introduced “age grading” for student in Massachusetts in 1848. Its success lead to “age grading” across public schools in America. Today we use the same age grading by dividing children by age in public schools elementary, middle school, and high school. Horace Man wanted reform in in all public school by having equal high-quality

Public schools before the 1830s weren’t technically public because education was not open to the general public. At the time, the “public” schools were made up of a majority of white children, because their parents were wealthy enough to pay for their education. While some schools in both the North and the South allowed African Americans to attend, a lot of the African American families still could not afford to send their children. On top of not being able to afford school, in the South most schools did not believe in educating slaves. The monetary problem holding kids back from getting an equal opportunity to access education was what sparked the movement to reform the public schools.

Many blacks might have been smarter than other candidates in terms of schoolwork, but due to racial segregation those academic opportunities were not presented. “...we shall not associate with him… he shall not be free to share with us the deliberations of the jury box - to attend us at the bed of sickness and pain….” (Document B) “Where are my prospects? To what shall I turn my hand? ...Shall I be a mechanic?. No one will employ me; white boys won’t work with me. Shall I be a merchant? have me in his office; white clerks won't associate with me. Drudgery and servitude, then are my prospective portion. Can you be surprised at my discouragement?”(Document C) White people weren't allowed to to sell a black man or make him a slave, but they treated black people poorly and unequally because they believed that the black man was below them, in social status and even in

Education before the Civil War in the South was not as important as in the North. In the South, states did not stress over education and thought it was a private matter. They believed the education should be given in a house where the values of society would be taught.

South behind other regions in public education, and African-Americans suffered most severely. The supporter of black education was Booker T. Washington.

During slavery, most black slaves were denied proper education and many laws were passed in the South prohibiting slave literacy. Even free blacks in the century before and after the Civil War were limited in their access to quality education and career training.

The South made it hard for abolitionist to push for a change. With the killing of Politicians, the radicalism of the KKK, the literacy test, the black fear... They were willing to ruin their economy all to keep a group of people down in social status.

In the south, due to the distances between farms, public school were very difficult to access. Then, children were educated at home by either one, private tutors or parents. Once again, boys were educated to become successful businessmen, while girls were educated to get enough social skill to attract a husband and run a household.

Senator John C. Calhoun’s words,” the South! The poor South!” was allusive to the rising segregation and the Great Depression that would prove to be the downfall of the South. In the 1930’s, schools were racially segregated and there was little emphasis on expanding the learning progress. Equal opportunity for African-Americans in the classroom was not offered and many of them could not read or write even in their adult years. The little emphasis in the classroom was because of the turn of the economy called the Great Depression. The shortage of money and taxes in the United States, caused teachers and students to cut school short and some children had to drop out of school early to help work on farms. Alabama in the 1930’s, was a difficult time for many children to continue their education. New laws have enforced the attendance of children to schools

When ex-slaves demanded a formal public schooling, they were really asking the South to develop and embrace a relatively new philosophy of education. Effectively, they were having white southerners pay for the education of people they once “owned” as property, and had the right to receive what most whites in the region hadn’t had available previously.

Education has always been a big ordeal to the Chapman family. With that being said, my family wanted to insure that wherever they moved to would instill those beliefs into the future generations. In The Journal of Southern History, Carl Harris says, “ for the black community of Birmingham, public education was the most important of all government services,” (Harris 376). This is one of the reasons way my family moved to Alabama; education was taken very serious there. The people who truly believed in education equality began to start shaping the white folks’ minds. “as blacks advanced economically, culturally, and politically, white officials steadily increased their investment in black education,” (Harris 376). Several families gathered together to demonstrate proper behavior, showing the white people their willingness to learn and be accepted. The Chapman’s were one of many families who worked to improve education

In 1870, the voting rights were becoming better and better. For example, the fifteenth Amendment was established. This Amendment prohibited Government restrictions on voting rights because of a personś race, gender, or their background.

Mexico has both: private and public schools. This does not mean that all people have the opportunity to study where they wish, because the options for studying without expensive tuition require a selection process. Merida, the city where I grew up, is no exception.