Mark Twain, a Racist?Mark Twain was a man that was way ahead of his time. In a time when people were judged on color,Mark Twain grew up in Florida, Missouri (Mandelbrot, Twain). In Missouri and Louisiana combined there were less than one half a million white persons (Chang, Twain p. 21). Which meant the black population was abundant. While growing up Twain had no telegraph, no railroads, no stage lines of any consequence (Twain, …showed first 75 words of 1033 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1033 total…alike, all over the world, whatever their skin-complections may be.” The second quote is “Nearly all black and brown skins are beautiful, but a beautiful white skin is rare.” The third and last quote is “There are many humorous things in notion that he is less savage then all the other savages.”In conclusion to my paper I say Mark Twain a “racist!” Isn’t it about time we put this ridiculous notion to rest?