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'Do not, for the love of God, tell kids that slavery was beneficial' (www.rawstory.com)
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[–] sadreality@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago

While vast majority were "white"... There were others who owned slaves.

All of their families should be held accountable and their profits and wealth should be dislodged to pay reperations to the decedants.

Allowing successors to keep these gains is a crime in of itself.