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Why was it important for the plantation owners to keep the slaves from learning how to read

and write?

User JohnTheBeloved
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So they wouldn’t be smart, meaning if they read they could possibly learn that the ways to fight back or know there rights
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Answer:

so they didn't out smart them

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