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Why did many Southern whites fear educating African Americans in the early 1900s?

a. They thought that African Americans would become the plantation owners instead of white men.
b. They thought that African Americans would take the right to vote away from white men.
c. They feared that African Americans would take all of the high-paying jobs.
d. They feared that African Americans would no longer desire work in the fields.

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d. They feared that African Americans would no longer desire work in the fields.

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