A Study of the Comparative Retardation of Negro and White Pupils in a Philadelphia Public School
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In determining the best education for the negro under the social conditions in which he finds himself, it would seem to be of first importance to discover, if possible, how he compares in his elementary education with the children of the white race. At present, except in a few instances, the negro children in the North are distributed among the white children in the regular public schools. In the South, while the negro is segregated, the courses of study are practically the same as those for the other race.
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