Minorities & Immigrants

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19th Century Education for Children w/ Disabilities, Minorities, Immigrants

A Presentation Wrtitten and Directed by: Matt

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• Children with disabilites were forced to be seperated from those who have none.
• in 1817, Thomas Gallaudet formed the first school for the deaf in Hartford Connecticut.
• During the mid 19th Century, Physician Samuel Howe became an influential figure in forming the frist school for the blind: The Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, Massasschusetts.
• Mental and behaviorial Disabilities were not acklnowleged during this time.

The Case for Children with disabilities

The Case for Native American Children

• in 1824, U.S. goverment began placing tribes of Native Americans on reservations.
• Their schooling was provided my missionaries, hoping to convert them to christianity.
• The schools were not organized or maintained
• in the 19th century, drastic measures like assimilation was taken to educate them
• it's the attempt to make children more white, or "civilizing" them according to the time period
• Boarding schools were built forcing children to leave their homes. It was a failure, many ran back home

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The Case for Mexican Children

• After the Mexican American War, territories that became Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah fell into U.S. control.
• The families that stayed suffered discrimination much like the Native Americans.
• Mexican children had few educational opportunities.
• they were often "americanized" in school and encourgaed to learn and use English and ditch their customs

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The Case for African American Children

• The education of afircan american children came under legal and state objection during the 19th century.
• Unlike Native Americans and Mexicans
• On may 24, 1883 the connecticut legislature passed the Black Law which prohibited schools to educate african americans from other states without the permisson of local authorities.
• The law came after Sarah Harris, a child of color was admitted to an all girls school ran by Prudence Crandall. The school was forced to close
• Crandall Reopend the school and enrolled 15 more young ladies of color.

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Part 2....

• Before the Civil War, Black Codes were enacted, which forbaed the education of slaves
• White folks thought the education would give them a sense of self-importance and would see themselves as equals.
• In 1850, the MAssasscuhsestts supreme court upheld the Roberts v. City of Boston case
• Seperate, but equal schools did not violate the rights of children
• it solidified the seperate but equal practice
• seperate schools for black and white children offered the same opportunities
• It was a lie, they recieved less funding, and inferior facilities

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• The Freedmens Bureau Post civil war made tremendous strides in helping African American Families make a living
• They opened 3,000 schools in the south
• By 1869, 114,000 students were being educated here
• The schools introduced industrail training to prepare them for employment
• Many ex slaves formed their own education associations exclusive to african american children, employing exclusively african american teachers
• Hampton Institute was one of the first higher education institution that focused on industrial skills and teacher preparations
• A former Hampton graduate Booker T. Washington became the schools first african american teacher
• in 1881, he founded the Tuskegee Institute in rural Alabama. By 1890, the school had 88 faculty members and 1,200 students

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A little Video about Booker T. Washington:

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The Case for Immigrants

• From 1870 to 1900 the U.S. had in influx of 12 million immigrants from Mexico, Asia, and Europe. Most did not speak English.
• they were poor, so they needed to work. As the economoy grew so did support for providing free elementary and high schools
• Settlers homes were provided to families when they first arrived here
• Included were educational opportunities, skills training and cultural events? (whatever that means)

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