An Accursed Race

I did an internet search on Elizabet Gaskell and racism, because I was surprised by the Irish slur in North and South. After reading an interesting wikipedia page on Charles Dickens' alleged racism, I came across this link on an essay that Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell wrote about the Cagot ethnic group in Spain and western France. I have never heard of the Cagots before, but they apparently were subject to harsh prejudice. I notice An Accursed Race is not listed in the sub-forum. In the essay she compares racism and discrimination in England with that in Europe. Sounds tendentious.

Edit: link to essay.
Edit: lint to newspaper article.

Very interesting (and sad). I thought we Indians were the only ones with 'untouchables'.