@_CATNERD2 @upstatefederlst The U.S. Census data shows Black illiteracy fell from ~80% in 1870 (right after emancipation) to 44.5% by 1900—literacy over 55% in one generation, driven by Freedmen’s Bureau schools, family teaching, and new opportunities. That’s the documented trend, not a judgment.
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