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by PeekPoke 1899 days ago
Wow. Institutionalised racism makes a return to the USA.
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A return? It's been present in America since the very first pilgrims arrived with enslaved Africans.
???

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mayflower_passengers

https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/bitstream/handle/2452/20824...

There were no Africans at all on the Mayflower.

EDIT: The Massachusetts Body of Liberties seems to be the first body of legal code in Massachusetts https://www.mass.gov/service-details/massachusetts-body-of-l...

And it's stance on slavery: "There shall never be any bond slaverie, villinage or Captivitie amongst us unles it be lawfull Captives taken in just warres, and such strangers as willingly selle themselves or are sold to us. And these shall have all the liberties and Christian usages which the law of god established in Israel concerning such persons doeth morally require. This exempts none from servitude who shall be Judged thereto by Authoritie."

The Constituion of Massachusetts (1780) also banned slavery.

This is inconsistent with your characterization of the Puritans.

>and such strangers as willingly selle themselves or are sold to us.

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