Maybe, but if having different skin color made Abe the saviour then it doesn't bode well for racial equality. I think it probably just originated as the easiest way to separate Abe from the crowd. I mean, if they're all slaves, identically attired, without any ornamentation then you have to find some kind of birthmark to distinguish your character. I think Lorne's "hints" about racial equality can probably be seen via the amount of species equality. Kind of like animal farm without the socialism. Or with it, if you prefer.
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