USA HISTORY

MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855

ELECTION OF 1848 AND THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
African Americans faced discrimination in which of these ways ____
A
They were not allowed to attend school
B
They were not allowed to become a judge
C
They were not allowed to mine
D
They had to pay a foreign miners tax
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Education discrimination can be on the basis of ethnicity, nationality, age, gender, race, economic condition, disability and religion. The Convention against Discrimination in Education adopted by UNESCO on 14 December 1960 aims to combat discrimination and racial segregation in education.

Detailed explanation-2: -Opened in 1835, the Abiel Smith School served as a segregated public school for African American students in Boston. In 1787, Black Bostonians, including Prince Hall, petitioned the state legislature advocating for greater access to the public school system.

Detailed explanation-3: -Disparities in academic access among students in the United States are the result of several factors including: government policies, school choice, family wealth, parenting style, implicit bias towards the race or ethnicity of the student, and the resources available to the student and their school.

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