Anti-literacy law
Encyclopedia
Anti-literacy law is legislation outlawing the teaching of literacy to a group or groups of people.
states before and during the American Civil War
regarding slaves, freedmen, and in some cases all people of color. These largely came into force following the Nat Turner
Slave Rebellion.
In the United States
Anti-literacy law was in force in many ConfederateConfederate States of America
The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
states before and during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
regarding slaves, freedmen, and in some cases all people of color. These largely came into force following the Nat Turner
Nat Turner
Nathaniel "Nat" Turner was an American slave who led a slave rebellion in Virginia on August 21, 1831 that resulted in 60 white deaths and at least 100 black deaths, the largest number of fatalities to occur in one uprising prior to the American Civil War in the southern United States. He gathered...
Slave Rebellion.