Question

“the segregation of public education in both the north and south was not firmly fixed in law…those in the north were constrained by custom and racism from sending their children to white schools” (School Segregation).

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Answer 1

My class mate graded my essay and when they read it they asked me not to restate the quote and to add opinion.. :P I put this. This means that African American families had to move and find education in a different location in the community or have their children excluded from school permanently. Allowing the black communities to vote for what they like was a improvement in the lives of all African Americans during the 19th century.

Answer 2

-Avoid the use of "This means.." It adds a bit of childish tone to your opinon.

Answer 3

Can you restate ALL of your paragraph (with quotes) for me? I am a bit lost.

Answer 4

my transition to this quote i put. In the article School Segregation Afircan American Society separating blacks from white community wasnt a law but was preferre by white population.

Answer 5

want to see my whole paragraph?
African Americans have been segregated for generations ever since 1869. From the time of slavery, Blacks have been put to work and when they finally got their freedom they felt discriminated for their personality and color. Dealing with threats and segregation the African American society never seemed to change. In the African American society separating blacks from the white community was not a law but was preferred by white population.  “the segregation of public education in both the north and south was not firmly fixed in law…those in the north were constrained by custom and racism from sending their children to white schools” (School Segregation). This means that African American families had to move and find education in a different location in the community or have their children excluded from school permanently. Allowing the black communities to vote for what they like was a improvement in the lives of all African Americans during the 19th century. The passage of the Fourteenth Amendment and Fifteenth Amendment made African Americans citizens and recognized that black men had the right to vote, but a backlash from white Southerners, who worked diligently to intimidate blacks with threats of violence and undermine any legal gains blacks made during this period"(African Americans in U.S. history).  A Group like the Ku Klux Klan worked deliberately to make sure only a limited number African Americans were allowed to express their rights.  The group grew rapidly throughout the years and over four million members arise making African American lives more difficult and dangerous. "The different KKK organizations that exist today have in common a belief in the inequality and separate interests of races and a desire to promote what they see as the interests of the white race"(Civil Rights Movement). The KKK use methods of hate and violence to alert all types of minorities. During the 1950's and 1960's these groups held Civil Right Movements and African Americans from being able to live a peaceful life. In the novel The Help, by Kathryn Stockett describes the lives of African Americans during the 19th century and the things they went though fighting for their rights. Stockett shows how white characters in the book think there superior, smarter and over all better then African Americans.

Answer 6

Ah, This will take a while. Let me see how I can proofread this.

Answer 7

srrryy :/

Answer 8

In the article School Segregation the separating blacks from the white community was not a law but was preferred by white population.  “the segregation of public education in both the north and south was not firmly fixed in law…those in the north were constrained by custom and racism from sending their children to white schools” (School Segregation).

how about this :) better transition to my quote??

Answer 9

didnt mean to put the "the" after segregation

Answer 10

I'd say

"In accordance to the article School Segregation, the idea of separating African Americans from established white communities was not a concrete law yet a preferance by those in the North who were "constrained by custom and racism from sending their children to white schools" (School Segregation).

Answer 11

what would you say for you commentary?

Answer 12

Which particular section is your commentary?

Answer 13

i was going to say this...by this conduct blacks hand no choice but to consent or be excluded by the community. and add a lil more haha..

Answer 14

well it goes topic sentence
lead ins/transitions
then concrete detail. quote.
then commentary

Answer 15

Due to such traditional influences, African Americans had no choice but to live in peace by agreeing to settle in areas designated to the black population..

Answer 16

Sounds good. Can u continue helping me correct my essay plz?

Answer 17

Hmm, I can offer help with one more small section.

Answer 18

k haha