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Aiming for Excellence, Facing Inequality

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How did we get here?
The Makings of
Inequality in Education

When the Civil War ended and Africans gained emancipation, they erected schools, training organizations and intellectual societies because they recognized education as an avenue to progress. At the same time, white opposition recognized black educational institutions as a threat to the existing racial and economic order. As a result, quality education for African Americans came under attack.