Claire was always a very open-minded woman, and well-traveled too, after her upbringing with her uncle. She also lived in a time after slavery was illegal in America, by about 80-some years. I wouldn't be surprised if she was more forward-thinking than a lot of people in the times she lived in, and she would have impressed that on her daughter as well. And keep in mind that Brianna had reached adulthood in the 1960s, when the Civil Rights Movement was taking place.
She and her mom sound like the types who would have supported such a movement. However, neither Claire, nor her daughter appears to have been hot-headed activists, despite what was going on in America in the 20 years they lived there. They mostly just passively watched what was going on. Brianna would have been more vocal about her support of Civil Rights, but I don't honestly see her marching in a protest. Claire would have quietly supported it, but she too wouldn't have tried marching or talking openly about it like some people did.
So on the one hand, they both understood that slavery was wrong, but they also knew there was nothing they could do about the legal slavery going on in the 18th century. Trying to stop it alone in that era would have been like using a bee-bee gun to stop a freight train. The best they could do was not own any slaves, and to show kindness and consideration to any black people they encountered.
I seem to recall that Claire and Jamie set up a homestead in the mountains of North Carolina, and neither ever owned slaves, black or white.
Please tell me those idiots who made the show didn't go all "2010s-in-the-past" BS they keep pulling with historical shows these days.
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