4
Slavery Discussion Questions #6

Slavery Discussion Questions #6. “If any slave, negro, or free person of color, or any white person, shall teach any other slave, negro or free person

Embed Size (px)

Citation preview

Page 1: Slavery Discussion Questions #6. “If any slave, negro, or free person of color, or any white person, shall teach any other slave, negro or free person

Slavery

Discussion Questions #6

Page 2: Slavery Discussion Questions #6. “If any slave, negro, or free person of color, or any white person, shall teach any other slave, negro or free person

“If any slave, negro, or free person of color, or any white person, shall teach any other

slave, negro or free person of color, to read or write either written or printed characters, the said free person of color or slave shall

be punished by fine and whipping”

A codification of the Statute Law of Georgia

Page 3: Slavery Discussion Questions #6. “If any slave, negro, or free person of color, or any white person, shall teach any other slave, negro or free person

1. Why do you think white people did not want African Americans

to read or write?

2. If slaves were considered property, shouldn’t their masters have been able to do with their

“property” as they wish…including read and write?

Page 4: Slavery Discussion Questions #6. “If any slave, negro, or free person of color, or any white person, shall teach any other slave, negro or free person

3. In 1820, a slave in South Carolina named Abram was going

to be set free by his master for telling him about a rebellion plot by other slaves. If you were a white,

South Carolina Senator at the time, would you have voted to free Abram? Why or why not?