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Dr. Mudd's slave who cooked breakfast for JWB and David Herold
03-01-2018, 06:18 PM (This post was last modified: 03-01-2018 06:19 PM by J. Beckert.)
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RE: Dr. Mudd's slave who cooked breakfast for JWB and David Herold
If that's true, (regarding the two 25 cent pieces) it shows a little more of the kindness Booth was noted for and puts another chink in the old "He was a racist" rant from those those that view him through a 21st. Century prism.

Neat piece.

"There are few subjects that ignite more casual, uninformed bigotry and condescension from elites in this nation more than Dixie - Jonah Goldberg"
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