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Many wealthy members of Congress are descendants of rich slaveholders − new study demonstrates the enduring legacy of slavery (theconversation.com)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

We earned our money the old fashioned way: slavery and violence

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Primitive accumulation, you might say...