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they taught them to look it up yourself.
They were slaves and it was against the law to teach them.
Slave codes made it illegal to teach slaves to prevent them from gaining knowledge and education that could make them more independent and rebellious. Slave owners feared that educated slaves would be more likely to attempt to escape or incite rebellion against their masters. By limiting slaves' access to education, slave owners sought to maintain control and prevent challenges to the institution of slavery.
Teaching slaves to read and write was seen as a threat to the system of slavery because it could empower them to communicate, organize, and potentially rebel against their owners. Slave owners feared that education would lead to slaves questioning the institution of slavery and seeking freedom.
In the colonies of the United States there was no education for slaves. It was against the law to teach them to read and there was no resistance to these policies.
In the colonies of the United States there was no education for slaves. It was against the law to teach them to read and there was no resistance to these policies.
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laws before the civil war made it illegal to teach slaves how to read (apex)
The African Luhya term for the English word 'teach' is Echesia.
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laws before the Civil War made it illegal to teach slaves how to read. (APEX) Chicken Chicken Chicken Chicken Chicken
One reason is that it cost money to teach them, another is the owners didn't want them take time from working and lastly they might learn how to run away and where to go.