Why Was Education So Unobtainable for So Many in the South

question 28

Multiple Choice

Why was education so unobtainable for so many in the South, black or white, following the Civil War?

• A) Southerners didn't value education as much as Northerners did.
• B) Funding for teachers and supplies never kept up with demand.
• C) Poor people were too busy working to attend school.
• D) White elites tried to keep the poor from learning.

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