Why Did Slave Owners Resist Teaching Their Slaves to Read

question 98

Multiple Choice

Why did slave owners resist teaching their slaves to read?

• A) Illiterate slaves would be less likely to cause trouble or run away.
• B) Whites wanted to keep African culture alive among their slaves so they would be more contented with their lot.
• C) Illiterate white planters felt threatened by more intelligent blacks.
• D) State laws required that any literate slave had to be freed.

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