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Re: Teaching Slaves to Read
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        A related question comes to mind:  To what extent did the American
Revolution "liberate" the American colonies  from Britain's increasing
anti-slavery  measures and perhaps contribute to the establishment of more
stringent slavery regulations in the American South, of which restrictions
on education are just one?  In his recent book, "The Cousins' Wars", Kevin
Phillips seems to suggest that was the case.
        :-)     Bob Shriner

>From:    Loretta Kelldorf <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Teaching Slaves To Read
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>Would there be  a distinct difference in those  laws affecting the =
>education of Negroes  before 1831 and those laws beginning in 1831 and =
>later?  I am thinking of the Nathaniel Turner massacre in Southampton VA =
> was in 1831, which event contributed to changed attitudes and laws =
>affecting the black people.=20

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