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inn [45]
2 years ago
14

Explain how enslaved people would hide their ability to read

History
1 answer:
KonstantinChe [14]2 years ago
8 0

Answer:

The ignorance of the slaves was considered necessary to the security of the slaveholders. Not only did owners fear the spread of specifically abolitionist materials, they did not want slaves to question their authority; thus, |reading and reflection were to be prevented at any cost.

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