They lived in Mississippi, where interracial marriage was illegal, and they worried their biracial daughter would be despised in parts of society.

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"Darwin was aware that his theories would be despised but that does not mean he was afraid of saying what he believed, " the scholar added.

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He's the amoral public face of the tobacco industry and he prides himself on being one of the few people on this planet who know what it is to be truly despised.

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