The Black Movement: The Early Childhood Education Movement

The American Civil War ended in 1865 and brought freedom to slaves, but slaves had to face many problems because most of them did not know how to read and write. As slaves, African Americans did not allow to attend to school since most people believed that education would lead African American to rebellion and discontentment. The beginning of African American education was a difficult and challenge process because of the influence of Jim Crow laws enforcing the racial segregation of educational system

African Americans did not have this opportunity of learning because they were racially separated for much of the 20th century; this was especially harmful when it came to education.

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.

Ever since the establishment of equal education in the United States, there has been a disparity in academic success between children of different races. The education of African American children has become a prime example of this. As discussed in the historical text, A Letter to My Nephew, which was written during the time of the civil rights movement in the 1950’s and 1960’s, African Americans were not given equal opportunities to succeed educationally and could do little to change their futures for the better. They had to work much harder than whites to receive even a portion of the recognition and success that whites achieved (Baldwin 1). Although many today believe America has overcome this problem, it still remains a pressing issue in many aspects of society, arguably the most important being education. The racial achievement gap, an important term to familiarize with when discussing this topic, refers to the disparity in educational performance between students of different races (National Education Association 1). As of now, although the education achievement gap has been narrowing, there still remains a large disparity between African Americans and their racial counterparts. According to a study by Roland G. Freyer and Steven D. Levitt, professors at Harvard University and W.E.B Du Bois Institute, respectively, African American students enter kindergarten already significantly behind children of other races, and their test scores continue to drop

African Americans were confronted with a practically unconquerable number of obstructions in 1900. Any way you take a gander at it, as far as the instructive framework, especially considering the way that the greater part of them, the expansive lion's share are still in the South. What's more, to the extent instruction is concerned, African Americans are given no road of training on the lower level, which makes it troublesome for them to seek to advanced education since they don't have the basics to get to that point. State funded schools are interested in African Americans just in little groups.

The education reform movement was the most important and successful reform that took place in Reconstruction. In 1869, an African American from Mississippi stated, “If I nebber does do nothing more while I live, I shall give my children a chance to go to school, for I considers education the next best thing to liberty” (McPherson, 624) African Americans valued education and believed that it allowed them to access freedom. Why did African Americans believe that education was synonymous to liberty? Throughout slavery, white Americans strictly prohibited educating African Americans because they feared that slaves would revolt against their masters. Eager African Americans wanted to learn because they saw it as their opportunity to get back to

The struggle for education for the african americans was like a crime. Not only weren't african americans allowed to go to school with the whites but they didn't have many school utilities like the whites did. The whites had many textbooks that were up to date and they had clean rooms and enough seats while schools for the african american were like prisons. They didn't have enough seats or books and sometimes they only had enough teachers to teach since white folk didn't want anything to do with african americans. Before the end of the civil war the education was a real struggle for the african americans. Even though there was effort to make schools for the african americans only a few could go to school since there was no money and they simply

Education is an important aspect in the lives of many individuals. Education is often seen as a means to better oneself. With education, a whole new world can be opened up to individuals. For African Americans education is key to achieving a variety of things in life. During the days of slavery, African Americans were not allowed to be educated. It was frowned upon and strictly discouraged because slave masters knew that they could not dominate an educated person. Any slave caught trying to read or write was punished. There are many individuals whose main purpose is to fight for the rights and equality of African Americans and fighting for the right to be educated was one of these goals. African Americans alike wanted to be educated because they know it would lead to progress and a better overall situation. Now in today’s society we see that even though many before us has fought for the right to be educated some do not see it as a privilege. In this paper, the views of Malcolm X, W.E.B. DuBois and Oliver Cromwell Cox will be examined in regards to their thoughts on education.

The book Transformation of the African American Intelligentsia: 1880-2012 by Martin Kilson of Harvard, reinforces to the reader that from the end of the slave era in 1865, education was viewed by most African Americans as one of the primary roads to success in American society. Learning how to read was the first thing free slaves. They poured into schools ran by the Freedman's Bureau, as well as attending the church-sponsored black colleges that sprung up across the South.

It was not until during the Civil War that Vincent Colyer, army chaplain, established the first school for freed people on July 23, 1863. Furthermore, in 1896 the United States’ Supreme Court established the “separate but equal” doctrine regarding the education between blacks and whites. This consisted of three main principles. The first stipulated that as long as the state provided education for whites, it must for blacks as well. The second stated that the treatment of black students must be the same as that of the white students. The third demanded that the educational building centers of the whites and blacks must be in the exact same quality. These requirements seem to be an automatic necessity now, yet then it was not. The educational system has changed so much, along with society

Slaves had little to no education during that time and being offered an education or a chance to be taught how to read, or even write was a big deal to them. I think it was a smart idea for the ex-slaves to create a system for education. But then their children were pushed into a system of industrial education that presupposed black political and economic subordination. This conception of education and social order was supported by northern industrial which conflicted with the aspirations of ex-slaves and their descendants, resulting at the turn of the century in a bitter national debate over the purposes of black education. Because African Americans lacked economic and political power, white elites were able to control the structure and content

However not everyone had the same equal education. When the African-American slaves arrived to America, the white European-Americans considered them to be an unintelligent race. They thought they are the superior race over the others, so, in turn, they left the slaves to remain uneducated in the ways of the Colonial Americans. Florens struggled in ignorance

The education system has been around for many years. Although it hasn’t always had the same structure, the general idea of education was always to learn and gain more knowledge to better one’s life and future. While many of the whites were able to easily obtain an education, blacks, indians, and others had it much harder. This actually contributed to the division of the races as well. The whites believed they were mighty and powerful, while the minority races had to hide and fight for their rights. Education was an empowering thing for many people, especially for those without a say.

The United States has a history of denying people of color, women, immigrants, and indigenous people an equal and equitable access to the civil rights and liberties bestowed upon other citizens of this country. This sentiment rings especially true, as it relates to education, as these groups have all been disadvantaged and disenfranchised at different points in American history. The disservice that the United States has constructed against the success and progression of African-Americans, should be more duly noted, as they are the diversity group the most in need of pedagogical attention. Consistent with the structure which exist in the political, economic, and social systems of the United States, African-Americans, continue to have the

One of the significant issues that isolated the rich American from the poor white and slaves is instruction. Training was not accommodated numerous kids and was confined from African American. This thought was put into honed for slave proprietors does not needed their slaves to be taught and