205 Did you know that EVERY living former U.S. president — EXCEPT Donald Trump — are direct descendants of slaveholders? (www.nbcnews.com) posted 94 days ago by lsdQ 94 days ago by lsdQ +205 / -0 Slavery's descendants: America's family secret More than 100 U.S. leaders — lawmakers, presidents, governors and justices — have slaveholding ancestors, a Reuters examination found. Few are willing to talk about it. 23 comments share 23 comments share save hide report block hide replies
If you go back far enough, pretty much everyone's ancestors practiced slavery. It was not uncommon in antiquity, and it wasn't limited to any single race or culture.