What does Rev. Thomas Lane Butts mean when he says that "people took in racism with their mother's milk?"

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Jadiel Michael

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15 December, 10:17

What does Rev. Thomas Lane Butts mean when he says that "people took in racism with their mother's milk?"

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Adalynn Rogers · Answer 1

Children from birth were taught racism and it was like second nature back then to hate someone who wasn't just like you. They say "people took in racism with their mother's milk" because just like the "milk" it was given to kids who didn't know different.