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African American

DonCoquixote

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5. empire was around before what we cal Europe

Reply to YoungDemCA (Original post)

Wed Jul 6, 2016, 02:01 PM

Jul 2016

Those from what was called Britannia were considered so stupid they could not be good slave stock, according to Cicero. However, where there is money to be made, facts will be whittled or cut down.

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Re: the origins of American racism...a chicken-or-the-egg situation [View all] YoungDemCA Jul 2016 OP

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empire was around before what we cal Europe DonCoquixote Jul 2016 #5

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