Colored Schools

1. Colored Schools By: Jazmine

2. Before black could be educated When African Americans were slaves they were not allowed to be able to read, or learn for that matter. It was also illegal to teach slaves to write It was illegal to teach a slave to read, because whites were afraid that they (the blacks) would then fight for their rights

3. Did you know? Before 1964 schools were segregated by race? Whites in their own schools and the same for blacks, Native Americans, etc. But after 1964 kids were put together in schools (desegregated). Whites with blacks etc. Schools were all mixed. But in some places they still kept the races separated.

4. How white people felt about Aftrican American Education Many whites didn’t want blacks to become educated fearing they would challenge white power Black schools therefore got far less financial support, fewer books, worse buildings, and less well paid teachers than white schools.

5. Names of some black schools The Gregory Colored School 1890-1950 The Moyock Colored School 1890-1950 The Coinjock Colored School 1890-1950 The Currituck County Training School 1831-1950 (first high school for colored children)

6. AIM (American Indian Movement) AIM and the civil rights movement gave people of color classes about themselves and their culture

7. How hard it was to change schools When the African Americans did change schools and had to go to schools with the whites it was hard Some had to fight just to go to the bathroom or to walk down the hall My dad said, this was because the white kids were already trained to hate blacks

8. Sources www.historicjarvisburgcoloredschool.com/history.shtml My dad Ms. Mahoney