Blog Education Ife Finch Floyd K-12 Education The Legacy of William Finch: The Fight for Public Education in the 19th Century and Today February 27, 2025 by Ife Finch Floyd The era of public education in the South began during the period of Reconstruction, typically considered to be between 1865 and 1877. During Reconstruction, Congress sought to reunite the country, address the rights and needs of newly freed people and define how the South would be governed after the end of the Civil War.[1] During […] Read more ยป black history month