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The man who slaughtered vulnerable women on the streets of East London in the fall of 1888 was the scum of the earth.
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Julie Berry, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
Black was seen as bad, substandard, scum of the earth.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2024
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Julie Berry, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
Black was seen as bad, substandard, scum of the earth.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Scum of the earth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scum%20of%20the%20earth. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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