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Were all whites in the 19th century racist?
Replies: 15 — Last Post Dec. 2, 2008 12:45am by jakelong
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Some ppl keep insisting that ALL whites in the 19th century considered blacks as not human so therefore whatever whites did to blacks was justified.

Do you agree with that?

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There is no way of knowing if "ALL" whites were racist.  In fact, it's almost impossible that all of them were.
A great many, probably, but not "ALL".

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i wasn't alive then, dear.

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Quote: from kaylalynn2008 at 12:01 am on Dec. 2, 2008
i wasn't alive then, dear.

thats why they have history class in school

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No, I believe there were quite a few who saw them as more than that. In fact, quite a few people wrote about befriending blacks at that point in time... I'm trying to remember names of books, but they've escaped me. =(

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mtllcrckmn


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OFC they weren't.

Most maybe, but I'd say the animal rights people would have liked the blacks.

Post edited at 12:04 am on Dec. 2, 2008 by mtllcrckmn

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Quote: from kmksrhdgaf420 at 3:02 am on Dec. 2, 2008
Quote: from kaylalynn2008 at 12:01 am on Dec. 2, 2008
i wasn't alive then, dear.

thats why they have history class in school

i always cut

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It's unlikely that every individual would have been, but on a public front, it was the general consensus.

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No. Anybody with the most basic knowledge of that century would laugh at that concept.

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They were not all Racists.

Certain members of the Caucasian community fought for the end of Slavery.

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Quote: from kmksrhdgaf420 at 12:02 am on Dec. 2, 2008
Quote: from kaylalynn2008 at 12:01 am on Dec. 2, 2008
i wasn't alive then, dear.

thats why they have history class in school

history classes tend to be biased as far as racism goes, though.

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cupcake25


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watch the movie or read the book
"to kill a mockingbird" its about the black and white supremacy
and how one white man stands up for black rites
its based on a true story its very good

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do you really think that anything would have been done about the slave situation if all whites were racist?

fyi white people are the only ones who made those decisions back in the day.

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