Today is still a continuation of our oral testing. Because I took my test on Friday, I was free to do my project about my assigned section, and to write this blog. There really isn't a whole lot for me to say, so I suppose I can just talk a little bit about my section. The section was "Expanding Public Education". It talked about the schooling of children and adults of Americans starting around the Civil War. Very few people ever chose to go to school, but eventually the states passed a law that required children from age 8-14 to attend school for 12-16 weeks annually.Even by the 1900's, although many Americans graduated high school, a very small percent of these people were going on to college. The government decided that in our ever-growing society, more and more people must be trained in mathematics and engineering. Soon specialized colleges were being set up all over the country, with most of them only requiring a high school diploma for entry. Blacks at this time were heavily segregated from the white community, especially in schools. Thanks to the Civil Rights Movement, that changed, but not without much strife and trial. I really can't even imagine how it must have felt to be a segregated black. It was terrible what was done, but it's time for African Americans to leave the past behind us, and quit acting like they need extra sympathy for what happened to their ancestors, and some family members who are still alive.
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