lordpan
lordpan t1_j6l1jra wrote
Reply to comment by ASilver76 in The letters of T. S. Eliot to Emily Hale that were kept sealed from 1956 to 2020 have been released for free online by RunDNA
He was about as racist as a New Englander at the time (very racist).
I heard he repudiated some of his racist beliefs towards the end of his life but I could never find a source for this.
lordpan t1_j6ldcqc wrote
Reply to comment by arvidsem in The letters of T. S. Eliot to Emily Hale that were kept sealed from 1956 to 2020 have been released for free online by RunDNA
In what way was he more racist? Like, was he a KKK member during its New England revival in the 1920's?
I'd honestly be interested to hear. I wonder if it's more that his racist views are more accessible to us than the idle thoughts of a random New Englander.