Still Crawling
Still Crawling
Black Mobilians’ Struggle for Quality Schools Continues
The chapter explores the second decade of quality school campaigns in Mobile. It argues that black Mobilians’ unwavering commitment to becoming a literate people in the face of adversity secured increased employment opportunities for non-white schoolteachers and newer school facilities, but funding remained the greatest obstacle in obtaining additional gains. By 1890, black Mobilians and their partners came to the shared realization that a renewed partnership with the federal government would overcome the remaining barriers in their quest for quality African American public education.
Keywords: African American public schools, African American schoolteachers, Mobile, Alabama, quality school campaigns, racial uplift
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