Maria Stewart and African American Education
I have heard much respecting the horrors of slavery; but may Heaven forbid that the generality of my color throughout these United States should experience any more of its horrors than to be a servant of servants, or hewers of wood and drawers of water! Tell us no more of southern slavery; for with few exceptions, although I may be very erroneous in my opinion, yet I consider our condition but little better than that. Yet, after all, methinks there are no chains so galling as the chains of ignorance—no fetters so binding as those that bind the soul, and exclude it from the vast field of useful and scientific knowledge. O, had I received the advantages of early education, my ideas would, ere now, have expanded far and wide; but, alas! I possess nothing but moral capability—no teachings but the teachings of the Holy spirit.
Which of the following best describes a significant contribution of Maria W. Stewart’s lectures to the advancement of African American education and literacy?
A
It inspired a focus on education as a means for self-improvement and empowerment.
B
It directly influenced government policies to fund African American educational institutions.
C
It led to the immediate enactment of laws providing for universal education for African Americans.
D
It resulted in the widespread establishment of integrated schools by the end of the Civil War.
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