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zimovet [89]
2 years ago
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Why were enslaved people forbidden from learning to read and write? Provide an example of how literacy would have helped an ensl

aved person reach freedom.
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1 answer:
inysia [295]2 years ago
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Answer:

Knowledge was power, and virtually all slave codes established in the United States set restrictions making it illegal to teach slaves to read or write. The statute below, passed by the state of North Carolina in 1830—1831, was fairly typical.

Explanation:

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