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Did Rebecca Felton Have Sex With White Women?
Rebecca felton was obsessed with white enslavers having sex with their black slaves. She talked about a this mythology, you know, o to be wells who campaign against lynching s seinor this is a total myth,. But it was used to justify lynching, including by rebecca feltonsay, lynching was perfectly justified in order to prevent black men from raping women. This was one of the causes of the wilmington riot of 18 98. It shows the depth and te longevity of races views and pro slavery views in american history.
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