Dan Ceppa -> John Massey wrote:
 ->> On 11 May 08  10:06:33, John Massey got back to Dan Ceppa
 ->> Re: In case you missed the co

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

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

 DC>> Your assumption is completely false.

 JM>> Your stats are not documented. You made them up.

 DC> Well, I did typo the percentage of non-white literacy.  It was
 DC> at 20.1% in 1870.

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