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Why did slave owners prevent slaves from being educated?

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Slave owners were too afraid that their slaves were going to become literate to the point where they could write their own passes and so on.
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Because they feared slaves would become liberated and rebel against the owners. It was feared that slaves would start improving thenselves.
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