Why were freedmen eager to attend the schools created by freedmen's Bureau during Reconstruction?

A. Freedmen were paid to attend school during Reconstruction.

B. College scholarships were provided to all students who attended schools during Reconstruction.

C. Plantation owners used to provide schools for their slaves before emancipation.

D. It had been illegal for slaves to read and write before emancipation.

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Kendall Randolph

28 July, 08:03

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Catherine Burke · Answer 1

D

Explanation:

Plantation owners did not allow slaves to read or write out of fear that slaves would rise up and revolt.