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A School For the Enslaved Community
Elias Neau spent his life spreading the gospel and was well known in New York. He asked the Church of England and the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel to help him open a school for the enslaved. This was the start of education for African Americans.
Farrow, S., & Thehubnews. (2021, February 28). Elias Neau opens a school for the enslaved community on this day in history. TheHub.news.https://thehub.news/elias-neau-opens-a-school-for-the-enslaved-community-on-this-day-in-history/ -
First African American High School
Paul Laurence Dunbar High, opened in Washington, D.C. After the Civil War there were many free African American children, so a group of African Americans came together and made this high school. This was a huge step forward since schools for these children were only in homes or churches.
Staff, N. P. R. (2013, July 29). In nation's first Black Public High School, a blueprint for reform. NPR. https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/08/22/206622688/the-legacy-of-dunbar-high-school -
Plessy v. Ferguson
The incident that started this was Homer Plessy, a Black man refused to sit in a car for Black people. The ruling was separate but equal facilities which included schools. While this was not perfect, African American schools needed to be like schools for white people. It would help improve their education.
History.com Editors. (2022, January 20). Plessy v. Ferguson. History.com. https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/plessy-v-ferguson -
Brown v. Board
The U.S Supreme Court outlawed racial serration in public schools. Segregation violated the 14th Amendment. However, some schools shut down instead of accepting what happened. Being integrated in school was another step closer to living a more normal life and to feel more welcome.
National Geographic Society. (2022, August 9). May 17, 1954 CE: Brown v. board. National Geographic Society. https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/supreme-court-outlaws-racial-segregation-us-schools -
Integrated in the Scabble School
Scrabble School was built in Rappahannock County, Virginia and white students joined African American students here. This school eventually shut down and was re-opened in 2009 as a Senior Center. This integration shows how far we have come to get to this point to be together in one room. The struggles and hardships African Americans had to face and now they can finally learn in the same room together and be seen as one.
The Scrabble School. (n.d.).https://www.scrabbleschool.org/