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
Yes most of the time, free negroes bought their family members as slaves, instead of letting them get bought and sold to a white-owned plantation.
i can see why they would buy their own family members. it's sad that this even has a place in history. i couldn't imagine having a child and having a stranger be able to take it away.