Why were blacks forbidden to learn to read back in the 1800's?

Roger

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I'm not racist, I'm just wondering o_o
I have seen movies like Roots where black slaves in the 1800's were forbidden to read. If they figure out how to read, they would get punished....why was that? Did the slave owners wanted to keep them stupid, were they afraid they would get smarter and rebel against them or something?
 
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