Complex Issues In TKAM

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Complex issues are brought to you in TKAM. Many of these issues are seen through the eyes of scout. One of these issues is blacks getting education. There is no blacks at scout school. This is because many blacks were not aloud at white's schools and blacks could not get the education. This is because they needed to stay home and help out.

This is because blacks usually didn’t get education they usually had to work for their family to help pay for thing. They also didn't have many schools for blacks, The kids families couldn't afford the cost of school either. The parents also didn't want to send them to school because they need help at home. The blacks schools were also very small and could not hold many students. They whites also

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