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← High schools and colleges did not meet free Black Americans’ most pressing needs then

17 connected korrents · 13 moments from 22 Mar 1775 to 31 Aug 2026. Nearly all of them are about education.

Everything filed under America America Everything filed under China China Everything filed under government government Everything filed under immigration immigration Everything filed under politics politics Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: High schools and colleges did not meet free Black Americans’ most pressing needs then High schools and colleges did not meetfree Black Americans’ most pressing needsthen FD Frederick Douglass — holds since c. 1881 — tap for who they are Same subject: An elite education gives the chance to be rich but takes away the valuable chance not to be — tap to centre the map on it An elite education gives the chanceto be rich but takes away thevaluable chance not to be Last stated 18 years ago 1 Jun 2008 WD William Deresiewicz — holds since 2008-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Black Americans must prove they are men, above all by spreading education and religion among the young — tap to centre the map on it Black Americans must prove they aremen, above all by spreadingeducation and religion among theyoung DW David Walker — holds since c. 1829–1830 — tap for who they are Same subject: Black Americans need schooling more than ever, both practical training and higher culture — tap to centre the map on it Black Americans need schooling morethan ever, both practical trainingand higher culture Last stated 124 years ago 1 Feb 1903 WB W. E. B. Du Bois — holds since 1903-02-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Charity from the rich cannot take on the nation’s responsibilities to the sick, the poor, the young and its infrastructure — tap to centre the map on it Charity from the rich cannot take onthe nation’s responsibilities to thesick, the poor, the young and itsinfrastructure Last stated 15 years ago 30 Apr 2012 SK Stephen King — holds since 2012-04-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Industrial education is needed to give Black Americans a foundation of civilisation to grow on — tap to centre the map on it Industrial education is needed togive Black Americans a foundation ofcivilisation to grow on BW Booker T. Washington — holds since c. 1899 — tap for who they are Same subject: Legal education makes Americans resist bad principles before any actual grievance — tap to centre the map on it Legal education makes Americansresist bad principles before anyactual grievance Last stated 252 years ago 22 Mar 1775 EB Edmund Burke — holds since 1775-03-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Only the wealthy can pay for the education America needs. — tap to centre the map on it Only the wealthy can pay for theeducation America needs. Last stated 16 years ago 29 Dec 2010 SH Sam Harris — holds since 2010-12-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: The central defect of American schooling is that an eighth grader is delivered eighth-grade content by law, whatever he actually knows. — tap to centre the map on it The central defect of Americanschooling is that an eighth graderis delivered eighth-grade content bylaw, whatever he actually knows. Last stated 2 months ago 31 Aug 2026 JL Joe Liemandt — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. — tap to centre the map on it A continental army's first missionis to keep the regime in power, notto defend the border — which is whatthe People's Liberation Army is for. Last stated 5 months ago 9 Jun 2026 SP Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot fund its ownindustrial strategy and call thesame policy cheating when China doesit. Last stated a year ago 15 May 2025 HR Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress. — tap to centre the map on it A country's scientific trajectorycan keep advancing even if politicalinstability or economic uncertaintyslows its broader progress. Last stated 7 months ago 21 Mar 2026 TG Tanner Greer — holds since 2026-03-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it A backlash against women's economicrise is not automatic; it happensonly where politicians choose tomobilise it. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Dec 2024 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate's political success isincreasingly disconnected from theiractual record of accomplishment. Last stated 2 months ago 31 Aug 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves — tap to centre the map on it A citizen deciding politicallyshould ask what is good for thecommunity, not what is good forthemselves JT Joseph Tussman — holds since c. 2000 — tap for who they are Same subject: A career path becomes popular when it offers clear, prescribed rules that can simply be decoded and followed. — tap to centre the map on it A career path becomes popular whenit offers clear, prescribed rulesthat can simply be decoded andfollowed. Last stated 7 months ago 28 Mar 2026 PM Paul Millerd — holds since 2026-03-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate. — tap to centre the map on it A country benefits from immigrationin proportion to whether the peoplearriving are net contributors whoassimilate. Last stated 2 months ago 26 Aug 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A lack of immigration is economically and geopolitically lethal. — tap to centre the map on it A lack of immigration iseconomically and geopoliticallylethal. Last stated 3 months ago 9 Aug 2026 EL Edward Lucas — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are
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At the centre High schools and colleges did not meet free Black Americans’ most pressing needs then Last stated c. 1881 Holds Frederick Douglass Read this korrent →