Black People : The Deification Of The Written Word

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I'm wondering.. thinking: by not allowing enslaved Africans to read, and by
enforcing the law with such swift cruelty, even upon the Slavers.. did that
dynamic elevate, at least in the minds of the enslaved, books and the
written word.. to the level of God?

I can see an enslaved people thinking to themselves that "there must be
something mighty powerful, magical.. in them books for them to go through
all this trouble to stop us from reading.."

I wonder also, if that was not a part of the white supremacists plan.. to get
the enslaved African to look outside of himself for wisdom.. to, effectively,
divide him against himself.

I wonder.. Even today I know plenty of folks that regard the written word
as some sort of truth, simply because it's in a book. Its like they don't trust
their own observations until they are validated by some authority. I think
it's an interesting question.. and I plan to explore it a bit more offline..
 
I'm wondering.. thinking.. by not allowing enslaved Africans to read, and by
enforcing the law with such swift cruelty, even upon the Slavers.. did that
dynamic elevate, at least in the minds of the enslaved, books and the
written word to the level of God? I can see an enslaved people thinking
to themselves that there must be something might powerful, magical.. in them
books for them to go through all this trouble to stop us from reading.
.
I wonder also, if that was not a part of the white supremacists plan.. to get
the enslaved African to look outside of himself for wisdom.. to, effectively,
divide him against himself. I wonder.. Even today I know plenty of folks that
regard the written word as some sort of truth, simply because it's in a book.

Its like they don't trust their own observations until they are validated by
some authority. I think it's an interesting quetsion.. and I plan to explore
it a bit more offline..
Peace,

Wonder no more. What you say is actual fact. Those of us who research this line of thinking will tell you that the devil (white man) has always desired to control the way we think about life and reality by controlling what and how we learn. This isn't a secret. It is through written and verbal propaganda that God (the black man) has been turned into a mystery spook. Instead of depending on self to deal with daily problems, many of our people have been taught to pray, set up at home and wait that mystery God to make everything all better.

Peace
Precise
 
This is

just a great thread that has many layers. Just look at how high the literacy rate is in our community compared to others and I say it is because some of our people still dont get the importance of reading. I say that based on having run a literacy program for 5 years 2001-2006 and saw up close and personal how critical it is that our kids have mentors who stress reading. If they cant read they cant learn. I will be back to this thread..
 
just a great thread that has many layers. Just look at how high the literacy rate is in our community compared to others and I say it is because some of our people still dont get the importance of reading. I say that based on having run a literacy program for 5 years 2001-2006 and saw up close and personal how critical it is that our kids have mentors who stress reading. If they cant read they cant learn. I will be back to this thread..

To your point LindaChavis,

I've always suggested that in every black household, at least one wall in
the house should be filled, from floor to roof, with books and no more than 10% of them fiction.
 
It's a definite possibility, and to some extent, it is very true. There are folks who refuse to go on instinct and what is evident in front of them simply because it is not 'verified' in a written document. Now, personally, there is a lot to be said for the written word as well, for as much as it can spread lies, it can also harbor and save truths. It's all about intent.



I'm wondering.. thinking.. by not allowing enslaved Africans to read, and by
enforcing the law with such swift cruelty, even upon the Slavers.. did that
dynamic elevate, at least in the minds of the enslaved, books and the
written word to the level of God? I can see an enslaved people thinking
to themselves that there must be something might powerful, magical.. in them
books for them to go through all this trouble to stop us from reading.
.
I wonder also, if that was not a part of the white supremacists plan.. to get
the enslaved African to look outside of himself for wisdom.. to, effectively,
divide him against himself. I wonder.. Even today I know plenty of folks that
regard the written word as some sort of truth, simply because it's in a book.
Its like they don't trust their own observations until they are validated by
some authority. I think it's an interesting quetsion.. and I plan to explore
it a bit more offline..
 

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