Eric Gril · @ericgril
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https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-slavery-lawmakers-overview/
#Reuters found that 118 of America's most influential #leaders have a #slaveholding #ancestor. Explore information about their forebears and the people they #enslaved.
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beSpacific · @bespacific
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More than 100 U.S. #leaders – #lawmakers, #presidents, #governors and #justices – have #slaveholding #ancestors, a #Reuters examination found. Few are willing to talk about their ties to America's “original sin” https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-slavery-lawmakers/ #slavery #descendents #LindseyGraham #history #education #StopBookBanning
#leaders #lawmakers #presidents #governors #justices #slaveholding #ancestors #reuters #slavery #descendents #lindseygraham #history #Education #stopbookbanning