• Trudge [Comrade]@lemmygrad.ml
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    1 year ago

    It was just a cute factoid that I noted, so I didn’t look further into the claims.

    Your theory could be correct. Another reason I suspect is that due to racial biases and different job market situation arising from the urban/rural divide, black Americans are forced to be more literate in order to survive compared to the average white American.