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Running head : Progress of African-American Education

Historical Progress of the African-American Education

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Introduction

A review of history would present the substandard treatment that African Americans had to endure throughout the decades . The inferior status of this Black race in American history could be reflected in the history of the country 's education system . Different events since the 1800s would show the rollercoaster ride that this race had experienced in their fight to obtaining the right to an education . For a nation

that had newly elected an African-American president , it was significant to appreciate the journey by which this race had undergone in for them to reach a status in society wherein one of them would be able to occupy highest seat of government office in the country and the most powerful position in the world

Earliest Educational Initiatives (1861-1869

Before the Civil War , the country was not focused in providing free education in the country . The Reconstruction era witnessed the birth of a free school in every country . Every child was given the right to education . However , there came to a point by which for every dollar that went to education , the Negro child received an allotment of only 30 cents (Span , 2002 . During and after the Civil War in 1861 up to 1869 opportunities of schooling opened up for African Americans through the primary efforts and enthusiasm of the African Americans themselves (Span , 2002

During those times , imperfectly literature former slaves...