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To: central_va
I know EVERYONE was a racist in the 19th century by our standards

Nope. The vast majority, to be sure, but not everyone.

It should be remembered that the "science" of the time fully supported the idea of racial inequality. To reject it, a person had to have the backbone to reject science. Most who managed this did so by believing the Bible, which fully supports the idea of racial equality, rather than the science of their time.

58 posted on 06/25/2010 5:44:06 PM PDT by Sherman Logan
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To: Sherman Logan
Nope. The vast majority, to be sure, but not everyone.

Nope. The vast majority, to be sure, but not everyone.

I agree.

I agree.

61 posted on 06/25/2010 5:48:09 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.)
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