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Kane, Ollie, Emily, Sarah, Walker

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When the schools were mixed between blacks and whites the blacks were treated very unfairly. They had segregated bathrooms and they weren't even allowed to drink from the same water fountains. This made school extremely un-enjoyable to the black citizens of Virginia.

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After the Civil War the reconstruction was a time spent for the country to reconstruct and rebuild. The reconstruction included a shift in the view on African Americans and the rights they have as people. One big step was they created schools just for blacks and just for whites.

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When the black schools were built and put into action black Virginians were excited to learn and participate in school.

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The black schools being smaller also received a lot less funding. A typical white school in Alabama in 1940 got around 37$ per child while black schools got only 7$. The teachers also worked for less in black schools. Teachers were receiving upwards of 118$ a month at the typical white school in Alabama while the black teachers received a maximum of 73$ per month.

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A big reason the white community didn't want the blacks to become educated was because they were afraid if they did they would challenge their rights and challenge the white government trying to gain more rights for themselves.

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Even though they had their own schools, the government still owned the buildings and was in control of the funding. Since they were black schools and were viewed as inferior they received less funding and less supplies to make their school year successful. Their buildings weren't nearly as nice as the white schools and they had half the amount of books and typical school supplies like pencils that the white schools had. Never the less, the kids were still excited to attend their own school.