-> On 06 May 08  04:41:25, John Massey got back to Dan Ceppa 
-> Re: In case you missed the co

 TR>> After all.........`everybody' had to know the Civil War was going on
 TR>> (hell...it was in all the papers!).
 
 DC> And, just how many blacks were able to read at the end of the Civil War?

 JM> AS a percentage of total numbers based on race I would be surprised if
 JM> it was much higher than southern whites. 
 JM> Perhaps someone will look up the numbers.

Approx 88% of whites could read.  Only about 22% of blacks were literate.  

Your assumption is completely false. 

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