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What is the problem?
Educating African Americans presented many difficult problems.
It was illegal in Southern states.
It was still debatable on the need to provide education for Africans in Northern states.
Efforts to educate African Americans led to violence.
Causes of this problem
Racism
People saw no reason why children should learn more than the “three Rs.” Spelling Handwriting Sprinkling of the rod
There weren’t many schools for African Americans 15,000 African students in NYC; 2 schools. 20,000 African students in Philadelphia; 3 schools.
Solutions
Many people were trying to mix in white schools with colored students Prudence Crandall; female
teacher in Connecticut Allowed an African American
girl in her school in 1831. School began to fill with
African girls State made it illegal to
educate “a person of color” from out of state.
Freedom's Journal was an African American Newspaper which helped uplift the African American community by improving African American education.
John Russwurm, editor of the magazine, was especially committed to education.
He became involved in various movements designed to encourage African American children to attend school.
In 1828, he became the secretary for the African Dorcas Association. This was an organization
designed to provide necessities to young children who hoped to attend school.
In 1829, Russwurm wrote in the pages of Freedom's Journal that more effort should be directed toward the education of youth because the future was in their hands.
Does this problem still exist
today? Explain.
This problem doesn’t exist today. Schools are more open to colored students
and they are all taught the same thing.
The problem today is the access to education The schools of the inner city regions are not
as good as some in other areas. Some are increasingly dangerous.
Questions
What did Prudence Crandall do to try to help African American education?
Where was educating African Americans banned?
How did Russwurm encourage African Americans to get educated?
Works Cited
Primary Source:
http://africanamerican.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/1477863?terms=african+education+antebellum
Secondary Source
http://www.lotsofessays.com/viewpaper/1691677.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_American#Education