Slaves who were literate had easier access to information about the Underground Railroad and other escape routes.
Option (c) is the correct answer.
The majority of enslaved individuals who learned to read and write did so on their own and in secret because one of the slave regulations was that they were not allowed to learn to read or write.
If a slave owner discovered that they were learning, they would harshly punish them by striking them or hitting them with a rope without their choice.
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