27/02/2025
The anti-literacy laws of the 1700s made it explicitly clear that slaves were prohibited from learning how to read and write, and that if any slave should be caught reading or teaching, the offense was punishable by whipping, separation of families through sale, and in some cases, death. Any white man/woman or free slave (Freed man) teaching a slave to read or write would be punished as well. The laws were put into place to keep slaves from obtaining the very freedom that was at their fingertips. Today, we celebrate our ancestors. We are the products of their wildest dreams! We encourage all of you to pick up a book, be it a physical copy or audio. Swipe for a few books to get you started, written by black authors, including some of April Beeโs favorites! โค๏ธ ๐ โ๐พ๐๐พโโ๏ธ ๐ฏ
