How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph) or (Chapter.Section.Paragraph)
Quote #7
It was dangerous to educate slaves, they warned. Education made blacks dissatisfied with slavery. (5.13.5)
And here you have the main reason why white people don't want slaves being educated. All education seems to do is create slaves who are not happy about being slaves. Education offers them the ability to imagine a different world, and this usually leads to unrest.
Quote #8
"You talk like a damn book." (4.4.88)
Rufus doesn't like the way Dana talks because it sounds even "whiter" than the way most white people talk. In this case, education is something that's supposed to be for white people only.
Quote #9
I said goodbye to Rufus the day my teaching finally did get me into trouble. (3.8.1)
It's only a matter of time before Dana gets into trouble for teaching Nigel and Carrie how to read and write. Little does she know that a brutal whipping will be her punishment, since education is a huge no-no on the Weylin plantation.