[Conan the Librarian]

If I remember The Two Towers right (and I do) Tolkien was very sensetive to the Harradrim (people of the south with dark skin) When Sam came across one that was dead he commented on how young he was and wondered if he really believed what his leaders were doing was right. Tolkien always looked at humans as equal...but some that have been corrupted by Melkor or Sauron or Saurman. They were the evil not the humans.

[xlib]

Let's see; the fellowship consisted of 2 men (3 if you count Gandalf), 4 hobbits, a dwarf and an elf. Sounds like a multiculturalist dream team to me...