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[JMadonna]

(06-20-2018 09:45 AM)David Lockmiller Wrote:  And, as regards slavery, I can never forget the photograph of the older distinguished black slave whose back was absolutely covered in healed whip wounds. What an awesome personality that man must have possessed!

Not sure of your conclusion of the man's personality but I'm not defending slavery in any shape manner or form. My point was that abolition is a very recent phenomenon in the history of man. One should not damn ones ancestors for either following or ignoring the custom of the time.