The schools that sprang up in all black areas were not given the public funding that they needed and deserved. They were usually only one room and very dirty, and were given the oldest and most worn out books and equipment that was available. Plus, there weren't many teachers who were qualified and were willing to teach at an all black school. Even though education was instituted for African Americans, which was a step in the right direction, it was a very small step and still didn't give African Americans the education they deserved.

from bondage. Institutions of education were then put in place so that African Americans could have a place to learn. However, being freed from bondage did not mean that they would be freed from the terrible prejudice that still permeated the country.

This treatment continued for many years after the Civil War. A new concept, segregation, evolved and was predominant from the late 1800's through the first half of the 1900's. Whites assumed that they were better than black people and didn't want to be ar

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