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guillaumeb

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Thu Mar 9, 2017, 07:03 PM
Mar 2017

In particular, because it speaks so well of slavery:

Recently, NPR and the Washington Post published horrendous headlines describing Thomas Jefferson as being in a “40-year relationship” with his slave, Sally Hemings. Leslie Mac, founder of the Ferguson National Response Network, rightfully countered that “This ‘relationship’ consisted of repeated rapes during which Sally Hemings birthed MORE PROPERTY for Jefferson


I do not have a relationship with my property. I own it.

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Recommended. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #1
"Unity is not the objective; freedom is." brer cat Mar 2017 #2
This quote is perfect. bettyellen Mar 2017 #5
I must also BlueMTexpat Mar 2017 #3
"You dont get kudos for being more open minded than neo-nazis and white nationalists." EffieBlack Mar 2017 #4
great post heaven05 Apr 2017 #6
Thanks heaven. sheshe2 Apr 2017 #7
Racism, sin and white goodness forjusticethunders Apr 2017 #8
Modern day GOP has a large faction which wants to enslave humans again, Eliot Rosewater Apr 2017 #9
I agree with you Eliot. sheshe2 Apr 2017 #11
contemporary white racism heaven05 Apr 2017 #10
I would hope to see progress in my lifetime, sheshe2 Apr 2017 #12
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