Since Spring, America has witnessed the pursuit of social justice that seems to rival that of the 1950s and the 1960s. The magnitude of the unrest is hard to ignore. The only way to not know what is going on is to intentionally not pay attention to it. Ignoring the response to injustice in this case may be worse than ignoring injustice in the first place. The justice being sought in the streets is important and requires and deserves attention. There is another level of injustice occurring every day in America that we are largely quiet about. Illiteracy.
During slavery in America, slaves were not allowed to read or write. In fact, learning to do so could result in death for slaves. The rationale for keeping slaves illiterate was to keep them from communicating, organizing and becoming a more powerful force to reckon with. The ability to read and write allows us to collaborate more effectively and communicate our ideas and plans with others. Literacy also opens up a world of information that can help us decide what we want for ourselves, our children and our communities.
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