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on complaints from two individuals with no direct connection to the site, the Delaware Department of Transportation has withdrawn from distribution the report of the Bloomsbury site.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 To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html