Which of the following statements about public education in the northern states is MOST accurate?
Northern blacks had little opportunity to receive an education because most northern states refused to provide any public funding to all-black schools.
Because of the small size of black populations in the North, most northern states allowed black students to attend the same schools as white students.
Most northern states established segregated school systems, and allocated fewer resources to all-black schools.
Although black students could attend the same schools as white students, most black parents insisted on sending their children to private, all-black schools.