Effects Of Slavery On Modern Day Society

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Effects of Slavery on Modern Day Society
Have you ever thought about the effects of slavery on modern day society. Even though racism still exists in schools,students at school are not treated right.
During the 1800’s it was against the law in the south to teach slaves to read and write.This is why some African American slaves did not know how to read. Servants learned from access to books and newspapers and close relations to read but could ask white children could be persuaded to share their lessons.African-American teachers barely eked out living, enduring threats by southern whites. Even very light-skinned African-Americans faced open hostility from their white co-workers.
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