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  • In the early 1800s, most Americans, Brits thought race was determined by environment, diet

    Oct 15, 2015 10:15 am by OzyIllinois in the News
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    Ozy (Oct. 15) - “Abolition at that time could be very much anti-slavery, but still very much anti-black,” says Illinois professor Rana Hogarth, referring to the fact that many abolitionists believed blackness could go away.