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m-lekktor

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45. The Maine KKK was formed to fight Catholicism more than anything.

Sat Apr 4, 2015, 07:11 AM

Apr 2015

which, yes, makes it bigotry but not specifically racism in this instance. I know this, I grew up in Maine and near this tiny town of Milo. I was told a great uncle i never met joined the Maine Klan to get free boooze.

The African American population was always very low in Maine. Yes there are bigots who are also racist and homophobic who live there but, for the sake of accuracy, the Maine KKK was formed to battle catholicism, lots of french Canadian catholic immigrants from Canada. Even when i was growing up, we folks of french canadian ancestory would be joked about, called "frogs" etc

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ku_Klux_Klan_in_Maine

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Marking for later. n/t ms liberty Apr 2015 #2

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Oh my Aerows Apr 2015 #10

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Yeah. Racism in the NE is nothing like it is in the South kcr Apr 2015 #13

Unless it erodes your idea Aerows Apr 2015 #16

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