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Why was teaching slaves to read illegal?
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Why was teaching slaves to read illegal?

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It was illegal to teach slaves how to read because they thought that this could lead to their rebellion and  they also thought because they weren't up to their level to be educated.
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if slaves were to learn how to read and write they thought they would most likely try to fight back
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