tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post6142601747630784548..comments2024-03-22T10:49:51.766-05:00Comments on Horizons: The Color Blind LieNancy LeTourneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-49456776631853051542014-12-06T09:23:08.717-06:002014-12-06T09:23:08.717-06:00'If I had the patience to do the research, I&#...'If I had the patience to do the research, I'm sure I could find quotes from plantation master's who also claimed their slaves were "happy slaves." Its all part of the same lie white racists have been telling themselves for centuries.'<br /><br />You don't even need that much patience. It was a standard of the narrative. Really, five minutes in a history book about the antebellum South--if that--and you'll see a remark about happy slaves. Remember, by 1850 Southerners had taken to calling the "peculiar institution" a "positive good." A classic self-conscious piling of words. The ole' big lie.<br />Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05488549160544951639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-55326466277896756782014-12-06T09:22:45.209-06:002014-12-06T09:22:45.209-06:00Make the minimum wage a living wage?Make the minimum wage a living wage?doug rnoreply@blogger.com