[Livia]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Not at all, attitudes have changed hugely from when other races were considered to be inherently backward and inferior, and impinging on the civilisation of the West. And yes actually I would say racists in the 19th century were prone to violence because they used it as a tool of oppression.

I completely agree with you MTVN.

Regarding racism in previous centuries, let's not forget that if it wasn't for a group of white men - who had all the power - realising that the tyranny of slavery was abhorrent, it would have gone on for a lot longer.