Reply #233: Yes, they could own property--but my point was.... [View All]

[Moonwalk]

...that the U.S. did discriminate against those who were born out of wedlock by labeling them bastards on their birth certificates and taking this into consideration when it came to certain rights. We will agree that there was no legal impediment to them owning property or voting or even running for office, but it is clear that, as with women, minorities and certain religions (Jews weren't allowed to vote in certain states back in the early days of the U.S.) it can't be said that stigmatizing and discriminating against children of unknown parents was always odious to our system.