Statutory restrictions weren't the only constraints imposed on
teaching nonwhites to read in the antebellum period. In Delaware it
was legal to teach nonwhites, but they were excluded from the free
schools that were introduced in 1829. There were, however, Quaker
schools for nonwhites that were not well-received. Since Delaware was
a Union slave state, the political situation during the Civil War was
volatile at best; one of the schools for colored people was burned
twice during the war. Indians as well as blacks apparently attended
the Quaker schools after they were excluded from public education by
the 1829 law.
--
Ned Heite  ([log in to unmask])

Acting on complaints from two individuals with no direct connection
to the site, the Delaware Department of Transportation has withdrawn
from distribution the report of the Bloomsbury site.
Serious issues of censorship have arisen, particularly as regards
publicly funded archaeological sites.

You should read this story of censorship at delawareonline.com --
http://www.delawareonline.com/newsjournal/local/2001/06/26indians.html

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