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black schools in the segregated south  

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  • In the 19th century, Horace Mann constructed an “American” ideology for schooling that evoked the belief that the United States' strength would be linked to its capacity to educate its citizens. Vocal advocates such as Benjamin Rush, Noah Webster, and Thomas Jefferson espoused similar beliefs in a previous generation. [Source: Encyclopedia of Diversity in Education; Black Schools in the Segregated South]

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