Dangerous Learning: The South's Long War on Black Literacy by Derek W. Black

Dangerous Learning: The South's Long War on Black Literacy

Derek W. Black

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Few have ever valued literacy as much as the enslaved Black people of the American South. For them, it was more than a means to a better life; it was a gateway to freedom and, in some instances, a tool for inspiring revolt. And few governments tr...

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