1870 to 1890

ORANGE, Florida

Black Schools, Educational System, african americans, Plessy vs. Ferguson, Brown vs. Board of Educat

Before the end of the Civil War, the education of black slaves in the United States was a criminal endeavor. Although efforts were made in the newly formed free black communities to organize schools, few African Americans received any education at all before the Reconstruction Era when public schools were opened. Even then, establishments for black children were poorly financed and largely ignored....