Which of the Following Statements Is True Concerning the Education

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true concerning the education of African American slaves in early America?

• A) Between 1900 and 1935, most of the southern states enacted laws making it a crime to teach the children of slaves to read or write.
• B) Wanting to maintain a submissive and obedient labor force, slave owners realized that education could endanger the social structure if slaves realized their human potential.
• C) Quaker schools for African Americans were so successful that by 1860 approximately 50% of slaves were literate.
• D) All are correct

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