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The Last Acceptable ‘Ism’

The Last Acceptable ‘Ism’

We denounce racism and sexism — but one ‘ism’ is still just fine with most of us

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Oct 11, 2023
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Once upon a time, the general (white) public believed people of color were inferior, so others had the right to control them. Even President Abraham Lincoln believed Black people to be his intellectual inferiors. It’s not very surprising he would believe that, since few people of color had the opportunity for a serious education and no Bl…

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