Essay On Education In The 1930s

Have you ever wondered about how different races of children were treated during education in the 1930? Well in the 1930s, it was worse with the racism comments in the south than the north. During this certain time period the lunches at school were cut down so the kids had to bring their own lunch. Black teachers didn't get as much pay as the white teachers did. Segregation and discrimination were common in the 1930s in schools.

In California, it was harder for the Latinos to fight for the rights of their culture. Also in California, Latinos and Mexicans were banned from going to white schools, although they had schools for the Latinos, but if they wrote in their native language then they would get into big trouble for that. In Oakland, California, they weren't segregated yet and there were 18 other states that had a law that prevented them from segregation. In Chinatown, the Chinese also had to have their own schools (sometimes the government would have schools made for them) and …show more content…
During this time, only ¼ of the building was one spot for a teacher to work. In the 1930s, the black teachers didn’t get as much money as the white people. Also the school principals created the 3 percent sales tax. It was harder for the smaller kids to get to school because they had to hoe down their crops and for older kids that were 16 and older had to work at night and for the kids younger than 14 had to work in the morning. Other schools cut back on sport things because it was costing the school too much to make the bus drivers drive. Most students in the 1930's didn't go to 12th grade or in kindergarten in school because of the work and North Carolina didn’t require a 10 month school year instead in the 1931 they had a 6 month school year and in 1933 required a 8 month school year. "Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency." -Maya