Wait a minute, Rusell was white, in the US, when slavery was legal ... why is it so surprising that he was a racist?
Just sayin ...
We have a fairly large African-Cdn community here (largest in Canada historically, until recent emigrations of many from the Caribbeans into the TO area), and I grew up in a KH that was about 75/25 Caucasian:A-C, and we all didn't make a distinction. First 'boyfriend', first kiss, learned to dance,,, all from the A-C guys I attended KH with ... I think it has a lot to do with what KH and region you are in.
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