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... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of education > education in society and culture > multiculturalism and special populations > African American private academies
... > social science subjects > education > education studies > sociology of education > education in society and culture > multiculturalism and special populations > African American private academies
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of education > education in society and culture > organizations, schools, and institutions > African American private academies
... > social science subjects > education > education studies > sociology of education > education in society and culture > organizations, schools, and institutions > African American private academies

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African American private academies  

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  • Dissatisfied with a second-rate education, Africans in America and African Americans historically have opened independent schools or private academies in attempts to either integrate segregated schools or gain influence over the policy, curriculum, and instruction of schools operated for them by European Americans. In the 1800s, Black parents complained that private schools operated by White religious and benevolent societies did not expect enough of Black students. [Source: Encyclopedia of the Social and Cultural Foundations of Education; African American Private Academies]

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