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Originally Posted by DownInFlames
It isn't evidence. Answer my question. Were the slave owners who fell in love with their slaves racist?
It's cognitive dissonance. You can have a prejudice towards a group while favouring certain members of that group. She's "one of the good ones" so he'll date her.
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Let's get some facts out about racism & slavery before we move forward.
First, no one is born racist. They become racist through racist parents, family, society, and so on.
Secondly, not every member of a family who owned slaves shared the same views as the owner.
Thirdly, contrary to popular belief, like whites, many blacks owned slaves themselves. Our history has had many dark periods but it's clearly gotten better overtime, and I believe it'll get even better in years to come.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/masters_theses/661/
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It is difficult to digest, but numerous records indicate that thousands of free people of color in the antebellum South did in fact own slaves. Not only did they own slaves but, in some instances, they harshly disciplined and sold their slaves. In other instances, they treated them well and ultimately freed them.
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Now, your question is "Were the slave owners who fell in love with their slaves racist?"
I think the right answer is, both. It's very possible that some were absolutely racist, and others weren't. It's no different than humans throughout history, some are hate-filled and other are loving and compassionate.