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Kyle Moore replied to John Lee's discussion 'Draft posting of episodes from the Plantation Letters'

Most people would disagree with the notion of a benevolent overseer in the deep American South in the first half of the nineteenth century, I myself being one of them. Slavery in todays world has been deemed an injustice, no matter the circumstance.…

November 9

Kyle Moore replied to John Lee's discussion 'Mentions of slavery in plantation letters'

Here's what I have so far. I'm working on deciphering the handwritten letter. Date: 12-29-1847, Author: John Hamll, Recipient: Duncan Cameron Exerpt from page 1: “My negroes have not been sold owing to the depression in the negro market, but so so…

October 16

Kyle Moore is now a member of Plantation Letters

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October 15

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Racism or Professionalism?

Today it’s hard to not be conscientious of another person and their background. We protect against accidentally offend others, especially when it comes to race. We especially wouldn’t treat someone as if they were a piece of property or an instrument, rather than a person. But when we think about slavery and the system which developed in the South, and the race relations after the civil war, I feel we have this glaze over our eyes. When we see or hear about blacks in the South, we often think of… Continue

Posted on November 4, 2009 at 11:00pm —