I think this is an interesting statement as it is still debated whether or not education is a privilege that should be achieved through private means, or a right that should be available to all. I do not agree with the fact that it should be left to private effort, as many people are deprived of access to a rightful education. It should be a public effort, and people should have the opportunity to have an equal education. College, in a sense is a individual effort though as one must apply themselves to work towards higher learning as well as be able to afford it. This is why it is still debated in the political realm on making college education more affordable,

This really shows what they held of importance during this time. It was essential that the white population be near the university for many reasons such as upholding their reputation and further advancing themselves. This decision still affects the University to this day as we see how there is a very large white population.

Through education whites became more elite while blacks were able to become free of the shackles of discrimination. In the narrative of Frederick Douglass, he describes how education was one the main reasons he became a free black man. Although, it was very difficult for him to receive it was what freed him. Through education he was able to create a moral compass of his own instead of blindly following what his white owners taught him.

One of the main concerns with the location of the University was whether or not it was near the white population. This demonstrates the racial focus of America at the time was to please the white population. It also shows how whites were the ones who were considered elite enough to receive the opportunity of becoming educated. At this time in American history the economic gap was also very large between the whites and the blacks, which is probably a reason for why they wanted the university to be near a mainly white area.