Was Mark Twain a racist?

Was Mark Twain a racist?
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It all depends on the context. If it was a person speaking, then that is completely natural for the time period his books are in. If he is randomly throwing the “n” word out there in the middle of a random sentence, then he would be considered racist. But as far as I know, it is just the way that he makes his characters speak.
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