1930s: by Benjamin Flannery

Education in the 1930s

00bflannery — 2015-10-22 17:49:42 UTC

One room grade schools were common in the 1930s. These schools had many downsides. The teachers and students would get face dust, heat, snow cold, and the building it self could barely hold itself up. Most of the time, student's parents had to chip in to keep the school going.

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Colored school vs White school

00bflannery — 2015-10-22 18:00:29 UTC

In the 1930s, education for black pupils was very limited compared to that of the white pupils. In 1930, 48 percent of African American adults didn't learn beyond the fifth grade. High schools for blacks were very limited in the south, however there were plenty of high schools for the whites.

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The Great Depression

00bflannery — 2015-10-23 17:54:55 UTC

The biggest reason that education was at its all time low in the 30s, was because of the Great Depression. The Great Depression started in 1929, due to the stock market crash in wall street. Most students then couldn't go to school because they stayed at their farm and worked for money.

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Adults and Parents

00bflannery — 2015-10-26 16:55:55 UTC

During the great depression, jumped at the opportunity of getting jobs. Most banks closed during the depression because they couldn't even support the banks. The parents even had to chip in some money to pay for the schools.

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