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The 13 Amendment: From Segregation To Education
In 1865, through present African American have dealt with an enormous amount of segregation. The 13 amendment was created to abolish slavery, but many states still found ways to keep African Americans away from evolving. When it came to education many African American were forbidden to go to school. Many whites did not want blacks to become educated because they still wanted blacks to view whites as superior. As years went by African American were finally allowed to attend school. However, Many blacks were often bullied out of white schools forcing them to attend black schools that weren’t as financially supported as the white schools were. It was a difficult journey for Blacks to be able to pursue their education. I find it fascinating to

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