Garibaldee@lemm.ee to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.ml • 1 day agoMany wealthy members of Congress are descendants of rich slaveholders − new study demonstrates the enduring legacy of slaveryexternal-linkmessage-square6 fedilinkarrow-up189
arrow-up189external-linkMany wealthy members of Congress are descendants of rich slaveholders − new study demonstrates the enduring legacy of slaveryGaribaldee@lemm.ee to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.ml • 1 day agomessage-square6 Commentsfedilink
minus-squarehuf [he/him]hexbear3·1 day agoadd in the NYC (i think that was the main hub, wasnt it?) elites who may not have owned significant number of slaves, but built their wealth on the slave trade link
add in the NYC (i think that was the main hub, wasnt it?) elites who may not have owned significant number of slaves, but built their wealth on the slave trade