205 Did you know that EVERY living former U.S. president — EXCEPT Donald Trump — are direct descendants of slaveholders? (www.nbcnews.com) posted 145 days ago by lsdQ 145 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
No in 1830, 1,976,214 slaves were owned by white people and 12,907 slaves were owned by free negroes (not slaves). Most of those slaves owned by free negroes were family members. Edit: Shill can downvote all you want, it doesn’t change the truth.