Reading is power

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Timothy M

 

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June 4, 2013

 

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Since the slaves were not able to read the bible, they had little say in the validity of the owners' statements. Therefore, the ability to read gave the slaves a chance to form their own opinions about the will of God as well as falsifying the owner's description of the passages. In regard to religion, many slaves already had the desire to read the bible because most of them were deeply religious...
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For example, the woman in Mary Ames' journal came to class "with a prayer-book, asking to be taught to read it." (p. 166) There are also numerous accounts in Hoffman's passages that display the slaves letting out their grief through religion. Another core belief among the black people was that salvation could be achieved through religion...
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