PUBLIC EDUCATION MATTERS

How Black People Led The Fight To Create Public Schools We All Enjoy

On closing the literacy gap after the civil war and expanding opportunities for all

Allison Wiltz
Published in
5 min readMar 26, 2022

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TN. School integration conflicts. Dec 4, 1956, | Photo by O'Halloran, Thomas J. | Libary of Congress

If Ted Cruz waving an anti-racism childrens' book at Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation hearing taught us anything, the debate about race in…

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Allison Wiltz
The Collector

Black womanist Scholar bylines @ Momentum, Oprah Daily, ZORA, GEN, EIC of Cultured #WEOC Founder allisonthedailywriter.com https://ko-fi.com/allyfromnola