Racism has been a steady problem all through time. One of the most troublesomeareas of racism is in places of education. Finding a cure for this would be a major steptowards ending racism in general. No one has ever thought of a solution yet, and racismwill be strong as long as there isn't one.It all started back when the colonists traded certain goods for slaves. They hadnever seen a black person before and thought of them as lower human beings because theydid all of the colonists' work for them. Since blacks were so low, they were never given agood education.This lack of education continued throughout the centuries. Even in the 1700'sslaves were never taught how to read or write. In the 1800's everyone's feelings aboutslavery, good or bad, culminated in one big war, the American Civil War. During thisperiod, the slaves really tried to break free from their past stereotypes. A small percentageof them taught themselves to read and write and they began to teach others.Some blacks even fought in the Civil War. The most educated were selected andseveral black units were formed. Once the North had defeated the South in the war, theslaves were freed from bondage, however, that did not mean that they would be free fromthe terrible prejudice that still permeated the country.Schools sprang up in all black areas but were not given the public funding that theyneeded and deserved. They were usually only one room and very dirty. They were giventhe oldest and most worn out books and equipment that were available. There weren't evenmany teachers who were qualified and were willing to teach at an all black school. Eventhough education was instituted for African Americans, which was a step in the rightdirection, it was a very small step and still didn't give blacks the education they deserved.This treatment prevailed for many years after the Civil War. A new concept,segregation , evolved and was predominant from the late 1800's through the first half...
