Dan Ceppa -> John Massey wrote:
 ->> On 23 May 08  03:44:40, John Massey got back to Dan Ceppa
 ->> Re: In case you missed the co

 JM>>> Ok I looked. It said nothing about southern whites.

 DC>> The info should be sufficient to make a reasonable conclusion.

 JM>> Bovine excrement, You have shown nothing that shows poor whites in the
 JM>> south were more literate than slaves.

 DC> Thank you for demonstrating the old adadge that you can lead a horse to
 DC> water but you can't make it think.

Personal insults aside,

Poor southern whites would not have been as educated as northern whites.
You have yet to show POOR SOUTHERN WHITES were literate at a rate higher 
than slaves.

Keep searching for some facts that actually address the question.

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