Horace Mann's Contributions Of The Education Reform Movement

Education Reform Movement As new settlers made their way to America, a push towards education began in hope of keep some aspect of their lives the same. One group of new comers where the Pilgrims. They believe strongly in reading the bible in order to keep their faith alive. This meant that the literacy rate between Pilgrims was higher than with colonists because of wanting to keep their faith alive and connected with their past ancestors to their children. The women would teach the children and in some occasions would unite with other families in order to read the Bible if they didn 't have the ability to. A huge influential leader in education was Horace Mann who was born May 4, 1796. During his life he held a strong position in the House of Representatives and Senate in Massachusetts before getting elected to be secretary …show more content…
African Americans played a larger and greater role than women in segregation. Many of the African Americans during the 1700 were slaves with no education at all. The main reason why education wasn 't permitted for them was because of the fear the plantation owners had knowing that education was the main distinction between the rich and poor. Having an educated black was permitting them to rise in society and stand up for themselves. Another huge reason why African Americans weren 't allowed to attend school was because of segregation meaning that whites and blacks couldn 't attend the same schools. Only way for a black to get educated was for its master to teach them how to read and write, providing knowledge that would set him apart from others. In 1799 John Chavis became the first African American to attend college in America although there is no document recording him earning a degree. He attended Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. This was the beginning to new opportunities for African