Education After Civil War

After the civil war had ended, devastation had hit the South as the Southerners tried to rebuild what was broken or lost in the war. As reconstruction began to take place, the citizens of the South had begun to start work in industrial businesses. The Industries gained thousands of newly working civilians. Though the Southerners worked extremely hard for their pay, they received very low wages which did not provide much tax revenue. Without tax funding, it was very difficult for a Southern Industrial worker to get a proper education. Since the income was low, workers saved their money and did not buy many goods, which resulted in a restrain in Southern production of goods. The low pay made sure the Southerners kept working and producing goods. The pay the workers received hardly was enough for one meal, which created a never ending cycle for the workers. They had to work to ear and could not consider the education needed to make a higher income. The little income they made they would save, and after taxes were taken out, and meals were paid for, these people hardly had anything. They couldn’t afford to take time off from working or they wouldn’t eat. Without the education these people needed, they could not hope for a
A high school education provides enough skill to ensure survival and success in today’s society. Without an education, it is easy to become trapped in the cycle that happened in the Southern Industrialization. Without the education needed, the workers were stuck with the hard labor and low wages. Education is necessary to avoid hard labor and low wages. The Southerners could not escape the difficult future that was set before them. Without education, even now, there is little hope that one could strive in the world. People and workers with an education seem to have a better chance at getting a successful job with higher wages. Education is how people in the work force survive and