Question

Why did most slave owners not want slaves to be educated

Answer 1

Because if they were educated they would be more likely to escape. And they would also be more likely to try to rebel.

Answer 2

They would fear them.

Step-by-step explanation:

Most White Southern slaveholders were adamantly opposed to the education of their slaves because they feared an educated slave population would threaten their authority. Williams documents a series of statutes that criminalized any person who taught slaves or supported their efforts to teach themselves