Reconstruction State Constitutional Conventions and the Rebirth of American Schooling
In the state constitutional conventions of the Reconstruction South, biracial coalitions of delegates constitutionalized universal public-school systems.
A rebirth of American education occurred in these conventions, where delegates viewed public-school systems as a core component of remaking their states in the image of the U.S.
These delegates succeeded in keeping their constitutions free from the language of segregated schooling, which severely troubles the Supreme Court’s jurisprudence of the schoolhouse.
This ill-understood history fills gaps in the ongoing conversation about the relationship between our nation’s history and its current educational landscape.
This Note explores this history, emanating from the Court, and sheds light on the Reconstruction era's impact on American schooling.
Author's summary: Rebirth of American education during Reconstruction.
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