Which of the following statements about the funding of black schools in the South during the Progressive Era is LEAST accurate?
a. The low amount of public funds spent on black schools was incidental, arising more from the income levels of local communities than from deliberately racist policies.
b. The disenfranchisement of black citizens made it impossible for them to force tax dollars to be spent equitably on black and white schools.
c. Southern blacks had to pay a “double tax” on education because they had to spend their private wealth to make up for the shortfalls in public funds for their schools.
d. Although southern Progressives called for an “education revival,” the movement was directed primarily at white students.
a. The low amount of public funds spent on black schools was incidental, arising more from the income levels of local communities than from deliberately racist policies.
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