"Drawing on a sample of more than 39,000 southern whites, we show that whites who currently live in counties that had high concentrations of slaves in 1860 are on average more conservative and express colder feelings towards African Americans than whites who live elsewhere in the South.

That is, the larger the number of slaves in his or her county of residence in 1860, the greater the probability that a white Southerner today will identify as a Republican, express opposition to race-coded policies such as affirmative action, and express greater racial resentment towards African Americans.

republicans are racist. Water is wet. Chimpy aWol Bush is a war criminal. The earth is round. Global warming is man made. Radiation at any level is harmful. Who is suprised by this and who is fighting it?