illiteracy
Example Sentences
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As a tribute to her father, who suffered all his life from illiteracy, she founded the Imagination Library, which provides free books to children from birth until the time they enter school.
From Salon
Her Imagination Library, inspired by her belief that her father had been “crippled” by illiteracy, has reportedly distributed some 300 million books to children.
It’s a tip of the hat to willful blindness, lack of critical thought and historical illiteracy.
From Salon
That is, it's the product of media incompetence and public illiteracy.
From Salon
White illiteracy rates, for instance, were four times higher in the South than in the North.
From Salon
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