In the eighteenth century, a small group of Black men met the challenge of the Enlightenment by mastering the arts and sciences and writing themselves into history.
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Without a literary record, blacks seemed predestined for slavery.
If blacks could succeed in this sphere, they would prove that African and European humanity were inseparable.
The battle lines were clear-literacy stood as the ultimate measure of humanity to the white arbiters of Western culture.
In the eighteenth century, a small group of Black men met the challenge of the Enlightenment by mastering the arts and sciences and writing themselves into history