In what way can Reconstruction be considered a failure in South Carolina regarding educational opportunities for African Americans A. In South Carolina, schools for African Americans students were limited by law in what they could teach.

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B. Reconstruction policy dictated that white teachers could not teach in an African American schools

C. After Reconstruction, African Americans schools were shut down by state leaders in South Carolina

D. African Americans school received lower funding than schools for white students in South Carolina

Answer 1

All of the options listed can be considered ways in which Reconstruction can be considered a failure in South Carolina regarding educational opportunities for African Americans. However, option B (Reconstruction policy dictated that white teachers could not teach in African American schools) is not accurate. During Reconstruction, efforts were made to establish integrated schools in the South, and there were white teachers who taught in African American schools during this time. Nonetheless, the other options mentioned – limited curriculum (option A), closure of African American schools by state leaders (option C), and unequal funding for African American schools (option D) – all reflect significant failures in providing equal educational opportunities for African Americans during Reconstruction in South Carolina.