At least 100 members of last Congress were descendents of slaveholders, Reuters finds
June 28, 2023
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as posted by the channelThrough public documents and family records, a Reuters examination discovered at least 100 members of the last sitting Congress had direct family ancestors who were slaveholders. NBC News’ Harry Smith spoke with two representatives about their own family histories.
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