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Compare And Contrast Candy And Obatale

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By educating themselves, Candy and Obatale are continuing the trend of African Americans looking to better educate themselves. After hearing Obatale speak for the first time, Candy begins taking note of his books so that she can “hit the library” (250) after she is done with the “stack that is by [her] bed” (250). Writing the book titles down suggests Candy wants to learn. The “stack” that is by her bed suggest she does not rely on the school to educate herself, she has a great interest in learning, reading everything at her disposal from books for newspapers. Butchart points out that “freed [slaves] built schools, recruited teachers from among the literate in their own communities, and welcomed anyone else willing to teach them” this suggests

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