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The First Department of Education

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The Legacy of Nat Turner: Revolt and Education

This chapter examines Nat Turner's role in the 1831 slave revolt and the implications of literacy among enslaved people. It discusses the societal fears that drove anti-literacy laws in the South and contrasts them with the education reform movements in the North, culminating in the formation of the first Department of Education.

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